棒球在臺灣有「國球」般的角色,其歷史的發展脈絡是許多運動學者所關心的議題,在臺灣的運動發展史中具有舉足輕重的地位。然而,棒球運動因器具的裝備費用昂貴與運動時安全性的限制,無法在臺灣的國小校園大量普及。研究者方炳坤擔任彰化縣政府教育局體健課課長期間,因有感於棒球受限於上述的原因而無法在學校普及的此種現象,於是在樂樂棒球一開始蓬勃之際,便積極推展彰化縣國小樂樂棒球的普及化。本研究的目的在探討樂樂棒球在彰化縣發展的歷程,採用歷史研究法、文獻分析法與參與觀察等研究方法。研究結論如下:一、樂樂棒球推行委員會在學校推動樂樂棒球的工作內容、實施概況與問題分析。二、彰化縣政府在行政與經費支持方面的實施現況與問題。三、辦理樂樂棒球的分區比賽,以引導其教學,使學校層級的樂樂棒球運動可以落實。四、樂樂棒球發展的限制:(一)樂樂棒球安全性議題的持續關注;(二)彰化縣政府經費的持續支持是發展的重要因素。
Baseball is Taiwan's national sport. The development context of its history which many scholars in physical education and sport concern about plays an important role in the development of Taiwan sport history. Due to the expensive facilities and equipment and limitation of safety, baseball is not universal in the elementary schools in Taiwan. The researcher (Ping-Kun Fang), was aware that baseball couldn't be universal in the schools during being a chief of Physical and Health Education Section of Bureau of Education in Chang-Hua County. Therefore, the researcher had promoted tee ball in the elementary schools when it boomed. The aim of this study is to discuss the process of the development of tee ball in Chang-Hua County. Historical study, document analysis, and participant observation were used to gain insight in the emerging practices. The conclusions are as follows:1. The way of the tee ball technical committee is introduced to promote tee ball in the campus and analyze the problems.2. The division games guiding the tee ball teaching is helpful to carry through the school-level tee ball sport.3. The status quo and problems of the administrational and financial support of tee ball from Bureau of Education in Chang-Hua County are proposed.4. The factors affecting the development of tee ball include safety concerns and sustainable finical support from the Chang-Hua County Government.