| （School of Physical Education，South China University of Technology，Guangzhou 510640，China) Abstract: By using the spatial econometric techniques, this study analysis spatial distribution pattern on competi-tive sport strength of China’s provinces. There were two stable regions of competitive sports strength, one was low-low region of sports strength with Xinjiang Province as the core area, and the other was high-low region of sports strength with Sichuan Province as the core area. Through the analysis with traditional regression model (OLS), spatial lag model (SLM) and spatial error model (SEM), we founded that the spatial spillover effect of com-petitive sports in China’s provinces was obvious, and the phenomenon of spatial deprivation was presented；Four factors with “the region’s GDP”, “the resident’s consumption level”, “the increasing number of coaches”and “the increasing number of athletes” had strong explanation on the competitive sports strength of China’s provinces. Con-sidering the spatial spillover effect, the marginal effect of the two factors of “the increasing number of athletes” and “the increasing number of coaches” had declined.
Key words: sports sociology；competitive sport strength；strength；spatial agglomeration；spillover effect；China |
