Research
Attitude Of University Community Towards Sporting Life Of Students In Nigeria
Purpose : This research ascertained the attitude of University Communities towards the sporting lives of students in Nigeria. Methods & Materials: Participants included sports officials (153) and students (270) from nine universities. A validated self-structured questionnaire with a test- retest reliability coefficient of 0.90 was the instrument used. Frequency counts, simple percentages and chi-square (x2) were the descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyse the data obtained at 0.05 level of significance. Results: The computed chi-square value (5.59) is less than the table value (7.82) suggesting that the attitude of a University community does not play any significant role in student sports life. Conclusion & Applications: There is need for cooperation between the academic staff and Sports Council staff as their functions complement each other.
Professionalization of Sports Management: Antidote To Dwindling Fortunes In Nigerian Sports.
The paper sees management as the greatest challenge confronting Nigerian sports. Sports management is in the hands of non-professionals who know little or nothing about sports. This has led to the dismal performances of national teams in world sports. A way out of this imbroglio is to professionalize sports management and the Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD) as a professional sports body is called upon to play a dominant role in this regard. It is recommended that Nigerian universities should mount post – graduate programmes in physical education to train well baked professionals in all areas of sports so as to complement the efforts of The National Institute for Sports in Lagos.
