KJED Volume. 4, Issue 1 (2024)

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Lawal O. T, Mubarak U, Sani M. U, Oloyede M. A. & Brinemigba, E. E.
 

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Training Facilities Determinants Sports performance Athletes
 

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Determinants of sports performance of athletes in Nigeria National School Sports Festival

Abstract: The study assessed the determinants of sports performance by athletes in the Nigeria National Sports Festival. To achieve this purpose, the ex-post facto research design was used. The sample size of 400 athletes was randomly selected from the population of 14,000 athletes. The instrument for data collection is a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was validated by experts from Ahmadu Bello University's Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education in Zaria and pilot-tested with athletes in schools in Zaria, Nigeria. The instrument has a Cronbach Alpha reliability rating of 0.889, which is considered reliable for the study. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. The null hypotheses were analyzed using inferential statistics of chi-square at 0.05 level of significance using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The result revealed that: training significantly determines the sports performance of athletes in Nigeria National Sports Festival (χ2 = 127.34, p = 0.000), and facilities significantly determine the sports performance of athletes in Nigeria National Sports Festival (χ2 = 108.10, p = 0.000). Based on the findings, the study concluded that training and facilities are determinants of sports performance by athletes in the Nigeria National Sports Festival. Based on the conclusion, the study recommended the need for qualitative training programs for the athletes to update them on the current developments in sports and the need for the government and school administrators to ensure that sports facilities are provided in adequate quantity and continuously maintained to enhance athlete's performance in the Nigeria National School Sports Festival.
 
 
 

KIU Journal of Education (KJED) -- ISSN: 2790-4172, 2024