| How to co-develop mass sports and competitive sports is an important issue to be solved by China for developing sports work.. The state council document no. 46 issued and implemented, fully embodies the country to the attention of the mass sports development.With the improving of people’s living standard and increased free time, simplex physical exercise can no longer meet basic needs of the masses as more spiritual needs have been originated upon original pursuit for physical fitness. Currently, the development of grass-roots mass sports in China has displayed several features. First, most sports areas are concentrated in outdoor space like parks and communities. Second, groups who spontaneously establish self-management model takes the predominance. According to survey data of General Administration of Sport of China, spontaneous mass sports organizations are on the rise and begin to take shape. This paper, by taking spontaneous mass sports organization in Shihezi city of Xinjiang Uygur [Uighur] Autonomous Region as objects of research, has made a detailed analysis of their development status quo and attained a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the status quo. Moreover, corresponding development strategies are put forward according to basic development situations of those spontaneous mass sports organizations and existing problems so as to provide a theoretical basis for mass sports.Research methods applied in this paper include: literature review, questionnaire survey and interview, to know development status quo of spontaneous mass sports organizations in Shihezi city. It is discovered that primary participants of spontaneous mass sports organizations in Shihezi city are the middle-aged and the aged and the sports events are colorful; exercising places are primarily parks and empty space; exercise time is well arranged.Meanwhile, some existing problems have been identified: Shihezi is located in northwest and cold in winter, so it is to the disadvantage of the carrying out of outdoor physical exercise; second, due to the low sports field development rate and simplex source of expenditures, it is difficult for spontaneous mass sports organizations in Shihezi city to expand their scales and gain long-term development; third, due to a lack of professional guidance, guidance from professional social sports instructors is an important factor for their development.Furthermore, this paper has put forward corresponding suggestions according to the survey. For example, focus on the management of the sports of the middle-aged and the aged in order to better develop mass sports in Shihezi city, correctly guide the middle-aged and the aged regarding fitness consciousness and direction, develop mass sports according to local conditions, pay attention to the cultivation of social sports instructors, normalize the operational mechanism, enhance the propaganda function of sports, arouse the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in sports, establish and complete rules and regulations and guarantee spontaneous mass sports organizations carry out activities normally. Moreover, since Shihezi city is a city with national characteristics, make full use of the positive role of physical exercise for stabilizing and uniting the society while rigorously developing physical sports. Meanwhile, carry out more physical sports items that integrate various nations, take advantage of the positive role of spontaneous mass sports organizations, enhance national integration and inter-personal communication and establish mass sports culture with Sinkiang characteristics. |