Narrative Research of a Female Artistic National Gymnast’s Adjustment Process

• Main Authors: LO, YU-JU, 羅玉如
• Other Authors: LEE, CHIA-YAO
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9f4523

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 體育學系碩士班 === 107 === I once loved the feeling of gymnastics. With the growth of the years, the impact between ideal and reality is constantly changing. More and more dilemmas had appeared during the process. Love to gymnastics had decreased, but I always tried to find dreams on the gymnastics road. The purpose of this study is to describe the adaptation process of a national team athlete in the school stage with gymnastics training. The researchers tried to sort out herself past gymnastics careers and the adaptation process that she faced as obstacles after becoming a national team athlete. They reflected on the struggles and choices of being a national team gymnast and exploring the high-intensity competition. And explore the feelings and adjustments in the face of high-intensity competition situation. The Methods of this research is to re-examine the researcher’s gymnastic career through self-narrative. As a result of the research, the most difficult struggles in her experience include facing the uncertainties in life and stressful trainings, as well as living an obnoxious life as an elite athlete. In order to deal with the encounters that mentioned above, the researcher aimed to create own principles of choice making, have good time management and seek for support. The fundamental training strategy include facing responsibilities, adjusting mentality, acquiring similar experience, and requesting professional advices to overcome the obstacles. On the other hand, to be tough-minded, hard-working, to have appropriate rest and to build friendship are the approaches to solve the struggles. Last, through self-experience in competitive gymnastics, the researcher realized that life is sometimes up and sometimes down which can also be a portrayal of the process of the athlete’s life because only by finding the balance within, can maintain the stability. The researcher feel profound on the eve of retirement.