| （1.School of Physical Education，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510006，China；2.Department of Foreign Language Studies，Guangzhou Sport University，Guangzhou 510500，China) Abstract: By means of literature review, the authors probed into the evolution of Coakley’s understanding of the concept of competition and his interpretation of competition from the perspectives of criticism theory, conflict the-ory, feminism theory, cultural theory, and structural theory, pointed out the drawbacks of narrow understanding of competition and success, and put forward measures such as adjusting the competition rewarding structure, defining success in a multidimensional way and seeking an alternative form for mainstream sports, which will be realistically significant for being referred to by Chinese sports today.
Key words: sports sociology；competitive sports；competition；rewarding structure；Coakley |
