Youth development and hockey in Heilongjiang and Beijing: comparative forms of growing youth hockey participation and interest in China

Abstract

This research focused on examining hockey development models in two different areas in China, Heilongjiang and Beijing. We employed a comparative case study and the concept of political economy and sport to analyze two developing models of hockey development in China. Findings indicated that Heilongjiang and Beijing have framed different strategies for hockey development with their own resources. The model of Heilongjiang is suitable for traditional hockey areas whereas Beijing’s model is suitable for more developed cities in southern China.

Keywords:

• Hockey development
• Heilongjiang
• Beijing
• political economy
• China

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.