(1.The Research Center of China Football Development,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084;2.College of Humanities & Social Sciences,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049;3.Jiangxi Univesity of Finance & Economics,Nanchang 330013,China) Abstract: Basing their research subject on grassroots football, the authors analyzed the composition of, confusion faced by and development path of grassroots football, and put forward the following opinions: 1)every non-mainstream, non-elite football cultural group can be called as “grassroots football”; 2)the government should, according to the actual circumstances of grassroots football development in China, provide policy support in terms of playground, policy, amateur football club construction and game hosting; 3)the development of grassroots football needs cognitive concept changing and correct sports value view forming; the idea to make football part of our life, and the advocating of foot-ball education value functions, are important preconditions for grassroots football to be developed; 4)grassroots football club is a pivot integrated and connected to the society, but not the operation of a single organization; all invested and established amateur football clubs should have a strict admission and exit mechanism; 5)the keys to the development of grassroots football are to cultivate grassroots football leagues, to segment games in an experiment but not a construct way, and more importantly to introduce market mechanism, hence enhancing the hematopoietic ability of Chinese football, and then realizing the prospering of Chinese grassroots football. Key words: social sports;grassroots football;China |