青少年足球選手人才培育的觀念在國際間已然被廣泛地討論。而在培育的過程中，運動科學所扮演的角色也越來越重要。因此本研究的目的在探討臺灣能否發展出青少年足球選手人才培育模式以及探究運動科學介入青少年足球人才培育模式的重要性。本研究針對在臺灣深耕多年有經驗的8位基層教練進行半結構式訪談，並將訪談結果對比日本以及荷蘭對於青少年足球人才培育以及運動科學介入青少年足球人才培育的模式，以期找出臺灣可借鑑之處。結果：在整體環境層面上，職業化、足球文化的建構是臺灣目前所缺乏的；在制度層面，則主要是政策的長遠性、聯賽賽制的改革以及訓練場地的品質需要重視；在人才體系層面上，則要重視教練的養成以及規劃出一貫的訓練體系；在運動科學層面，則是在專業人才以及經費的缺乏、缺乏人才資料庫的建置和專項化研習的制度是目前臺灣青少年足球在人才培育發展的挑戰。結論：臺灣有可能發展出青少年足球人才培育的模式，但這需建立在一系列長期的規劃上；在運動科學的層面上，其重要性不言可喻，相信投入更多資源在臺灣的青少年足球的發展，會有助於逐步提升臺灣足球的競爭力。

The concept of talent development of youth football players has been widely discussed internationally. In the process of development, the role of sports science is becoming more and more important. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore whether Taiwan can develop talent development model of youth football players and the importance of sports science involed in the development of youth football players. This study conducted a semi-structured interview with eight grassroots coaches who have been experienced. And then compared the results with the model of Japan and Netherlands for the development of youth football talents and the involvement of sports science in the development of youth football talents, with a view to finding out what Taiwan could learn from. Results: On the overall environmental level, the construction of professionalization and football culture is what Taiwan lacks at present. At the institutional level, it is mainly the long-term policy, the reform of the league system and the quality of the training ground. At the level of talent system, we should pay attention to the development of coaches and plan a consistent training system. At the level of sports science, it is the shortage of professionals and funds, the establishment of the football talent database, the system of specific training class is currently encountered in the development of young football talents. Conclusion: Taiwan may develop a model for the development of young football talents, but this needs to be based on a series of long-term planning. At the level of sports science, it is so important that we should invest more resources in the development of youth football in Taiwan.This will gradually help enhance the competitiveness of Taiwan’s football.

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