Junfeng Peng

Guangdong University of Science & Technology

Abstract：

Within the higher education sports system, basketball education serves not only as a vital means of cultivating competitive athletic talent but also as an essential component in promoting students’ physical and mental well-being, enhancing teamwork, and invigorating campus culture. Currently, university basketball education in China shows a clear tendency of “emphasizing competitiveness while neglecting popularization.” On one hand, colleges and universities focus heavily on team training and competition results; on the other, they overlook the broad participation and interest development of ordinary students. This imbalance leads to a partial educational goal and weakens the overall educational function of basketball. Based on a systematic review of the current development of university basketball education, this paper explores the intrinsic relationship and structural tension between competitiveness and popularization. It further analyzes the main problems in teaching practice, curriculum design, resource allocation, and evaluation systems. The study argues that university basketball education should be guided by a “student-centered” philosophy and shift from an “elite-oriented” model toward a “multi-integrated” one. Through optimizing the curriculum system, constructing stratified teaching models, improving competition systems, innovating evaluation mechanisms, and strengthening teacher development, a balanced model that integrates athletic excellence with mass participation can be achieved. The findings hold theoretical and practical significance for promoting equity and diversity in higher education physical education and for improving the campus sports culture ecosystem.

Key Words：

university basketball education; competitiveness; popularization; balanced development; physical education reform