College of Physical Education, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
College of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, 430079, China.
Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 15;14(1):24109. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-75489-9.
Youth soccer specialty schools are the primary project to strengthen the foundation of soccer talents, improve the level of soccer development, and achieve the dream of Chinese soccer. Taking 32,775 soccer specialty schools in China as the research sample, ArcGIS spatial analysis technology is used to explore the spatial distribution characteristics of soccer specialty schools and their influencing factors. The analysis shows that the overall distribution of the country forms five quantity concentration area and eight high-density core areas, with a high degree of spatial concentration and significant differences between the East and West. The factors influencing soccer specialty schools include nine factors in four dimensions: historical development, geographical environment, socio-economic, and educational resources. It was found that geographic environment and socio-economy provide the foundation and background for developing educational resources. However, the direct role of educational resources is more significant in a specific educational program, such as soccer specialty schools, followed by socio-economy and geographic environment. This study comprehensively analyzes and interprets soccer specialty schools' spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors. These results enrich the research on the spatial layout of sports, providing necessary theoretical support and practical references for the layout and high-quality development of related industries in China and other countries or regions.
青少年足球特色学校是加强足球人才基础、提高足球发展水平、实现中国足球梦的主要项目。以中国 32775 所足球特色学校为研究样本，运用 ArcGIS 空间分析技术，探讨了足球特色学校的空间分布特征及其影响因素。分析表明，全国整体分布形成了五个数量集中区和八个高密度核心区，具有高度的空间集聚性和东西部的显著差异。影响足球特色学校的因素包括四个维度的九个因素：历史发展、地理环境、社会经济和教育资源。研究发现，地理环境和社会经济为发展教育资源提供了基础和背景，但在具体的教育项目中，如足球特色学校，教育资源的直接作用更为显著，其次是社会经济和地理环境。本研究综合分析和解释了足球特色学校的空间分布特征及其影响因素。这些结果丰富了体育空间布局的研究，为中国和其他国家或地区相关产业的布局和高质量发展提供了必要的理论支持和实践参考。
