(Department of Physical Education,Xianyang Normal University,Xianyang 712000,China) Abstract: From the perspective of “essential characteristics of events”, the author studied the sports event classifi-cation system, and revealed the following findings: it had been more and more difficult for the original classification system to satisfy the needs of modern sports training; utilizing “essential characteristics of events” as a classification standard will be more conducive to grasping training patterns inside event groups; by redefining the ratings of structural functions of competitive capacities, the author established an intelligence type event group, an endurance and skill type event group, a skill and tactic type event group, and a comprehensive event group. Key words: competition and training;event group training theory;essential characteristics of events;competitive capacities;sports event classification standard |