Influence of Sports Facilities and Equipment on Sports Participation among Secondary School Students in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Keywords:
sports, facilities, equipment, participation, secondary school students
Abstract
The study investigated influence of sports facilities and equipment on sports participation among secondary schools students in Ijero-Ekiti local government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The design for the study was descriptive survey type of research. The target population for the study comprised of all public secondary schools students in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select fifty (50) students from each of the five (5) selected secondary schools from Ijero Local Government Area of the State. A total of two hundred and fifty (250) students were used as samples for the study, these comprise of one hundred and eighty five (185) male and sixty five (65) female. Four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The research instrument used for this study was a well-structured closed ended questionnaire designed by the researcher. The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability mechanism. The reliability co-efficient obtained was 0.89. The questionnaires were administered to the students with the help of two (2) trained research assistants and was collected back immediately. The data collected were subjected to Chi-square (X2) statistical analysis. The findings of the study reveals that sports participation will influence the educational aspiration of secondary school students in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Based on the findings, conclusion and the appropriate recommendations were made.
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Omiunu, S. E. & Omuruyi, F. E. O. (2011). Curbing Anti-social Behaviour among Nigerian youths through sports, The Adult Education perspective, Journal of Nigerian University Games Association (JNUGA), 3(1), 322.
Onifade, A. (2001). Role of government in creating sports awareness, 21st century and sports development in Nigeria. Abuja, Federal Ministry of Sports and Social Development, 128-138.
Owoeye, J. S. & Yara, P .O. (2010). School Facilities and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Agricultural Science in Ekiti State Nigeria, Journal Asian Science Sciences, 7(7), 11-21, www.ccsenel.org/ass.
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Smith, R. E., Smoll, F. L. & Curtis, B. (2014). Coaching effectiveness training: A cognitive-behavioural approach to enhancing relationship skills in youth sports coaches, Journal of sport psychology, 1, 59-75.
Stricker, O. (2015). Bullying in Nigerian Schools: Prevalence Study and Implications for Counselling. Kainla-Raj, Journal of Social Sciences 14(1), 65 –71.
Toriola, A. L., Moselakgomo, K., Shaw, B. S., Goon, D. T. & Amusa, L. O. (2011). Children’s perception about physical education in South Africa schools, African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance (Supplement), 126-137.
United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO), (2005). Sport Development and Peace, The importance of sport, United Nations Plaza, New York.
United States Sports Academy (2017). Rationale for school and community efforts to promote physical activity among young people in the United States of America, Government Printer, Atlanta, Georgia.
Varela, M. (2011). Actividad física y sedentarismo en jóvenes universitarios de Colombia: prácticas, motivos y recursos para realizarlas. Colombia Médica, 42(3), 269-77.
Velez, S. (2007). “What is Motivation?” Ezine articles. Accessed from http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-Motivation&id=945902.
Vicade, M. T. (2015). Participation in athletics and academic achievement: A replication and extension, Sociology Quart, 19, 304-309.
Wann, D. L. (2006). Sport Psychology: Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Weinberg, R. S. & Gould, D. (2007). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (3rd edition). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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