Abstract

This study explores the impact of ChatGPT on college students’ sports skill acquisition, aiming to address college students’ difficulties in systematically mastering specialized sports skills and tap into the potential of ChatGPT in innovating sports education.Using a qualitative research design, 31 undergraduate students aged 18~23 with diverse majors and sports backgrounds were selected as subjects. Data were collected via questionnaires and one-onone semi-structured interviews , with descriptive statistics analyzing demographic and sports learning profiles and content analysis/text mining extracting themes from interview transcripts. Results show most students support ChatGPT, recognizing its auxiliary role in understanding movement concepts, mastering technical details, addressing classroom teaching gaps, and enhancing skill mastery when combined with real practice. However, challenges exist: requiring in-depth contextual dialogue for personalized content, geographical restrictions on tool access, and potential over-reliance leading to rigid movements. The study confirms ChatGPT as a valuable auxiliary tool for college students’ sports skill
learning, providing references for AI integration into physical education.

Keywords: ChatGPT;College Students;Sports Skill Acquisition