Tae+Yoon

//**Research Question**//
 * Why are Korean athletes more successful at certain sports than other sports?

//**Hypothesis**//
 * Among the many possible factors that contribute to the uneven distribution of Korean athletes’ success in particular sports, Korean physiology primarily sets a certain boundary for athletes in terms of what sports they can truly excel at.

//**Research Paper**//
 * [[file:Cover Page (Edited).pages]][[file:Research Paper EDITED.pdf]]

//**Final Thesis/Conclusion**// >> >>
 * Thesis
 * The selective nature of success for Korean athletes in particular sports isn’t due to the excessive devotion of children to attend expensive, prestigious sports academies for years with the hope becoming a star athlete. Rather, this success is due to not only the unique parenting methods that constantly facilitate competition among individuals regardless of age or difficulty, but also to the unparalleled coaching methods of Korean coaches that facilitates consistent improvement in the performance of athletes.
 * Conclusion
 * Perhaps what I observed at the airport that day was a totally expectable response. Perhaps it is reasonable for people to be less than surprised when Korean athletes achieve success in their respective sports. Perhaps if the entire world was to abide by such strict rules as posed by the Korean athletic community, the international athletic society will be witness to a new level of intercontinental, athletic competition. South Korea’s system that focuses primarily on intrusive, yet beneficial parenting methods that facilitate competition at a young age coupled with a common teaching philosophy that requires intense care and effort from the coaches which in turn facilitates consistent improvement in an athlete’s performance is an exemplary model that would benefit all aspiring golfers or archers, if adopted.

//**Unique Audience**//
 * Who: 이충현 (President of Kyunghee University Medical Hospital Department)
 * When: November 16, 2012
 * Where: Local Library
 * Evidence: [[image:IMG_2210.JPG width="400" height="300"]]


 * Who: 김경영 (Former Professional Tennis Player - Currently Active, Professional Tennis Coach)
 * When: November 16, 2012
 * Where: Local Library
 * Evidence: [[image:IMG_2211.JPG width="400" height="300"]]

//**Presentation**//
 * http://taeyoonsoctalk.blogspot.kr/

//**Additional Resources**//
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-28 at 11.23.13 PM.png]]
 * (All participants of this survey were Korean citizens of Seoul, South Korea. Ages range from 18-30. Of the 50 participants, 25 were men and 25 were women.)
 * [[image:Screen Shot 2012-10-28 at 11.23.54 PM.png]]
 * (All participants of this survey were United States citizens of Virginia, USA. Ages range from 16-23. Of the 50 participants, 25 were men and 25 were women.)