SPORTS MANAGEMENT AS A MEANS OF INFLUENCING PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This research work investigated Sport Management as a Means of Influencing Participation in Physical Activities among Senior Secondary School Students in Katsina State. Objectives of the study include to: determine whether payment of fringe benefits influence sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; determine whether the provision of facilities influences sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; determine whether the provision of equipment influences sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; determine whether the provision of sport personnel influence sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; and determine whether good rapport influences sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State. The research design adopted was a survey design. The independent variables were the respondents which include SS I students, SS II students and SS III students while dependent variables include payment of fringe benefits, provision of facilities, provision of equipment, provision of sport personnel, and good rapport (Relationship with students). This study was conducted across senior Secondary Schools across Katsina State. Purposive random sampling technique was used to sample four hundred and twenty (420) respondents consisting of 252 males and 168 females. Five research questions and five hypotheses guided the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire which was duly validated and found to be reliable tagged (SMAMIPASQ). Frequency and percentages were used to answer the research questions while analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that there was no significant difference among the respondents on the payment of fringe benefits influence on sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; there was no significant difference among the respondents on the provision of facilities influences on sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; there was no significant difference among the respondents on the provision of equipment influences on sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; there was no significant differences among the respondents on the provision of sport personnel influence on sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State; and there was no significant differences among the respondents on the good rapport influences on sport participation among senior secondary school students in Katsina State. It was recommended that preferential treatment should be given to students that take part in sport in the state by paying their allowances on time, adequate feeding, accommodation and health care so as to encourage them. Sporting facilities should be provided in all schools across the state. Facilities such as basketball, volleyball, handball courts should be provided in all the schools in the state. There should be constant practice of all the different sports in secondary schools across the state. Sport personnel should encourage students to practice games every evening across the state. Sport personnel should consider the students as their own children by listening to their problems and finding solutions to such problems