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Manpower training as indices of sport development in nigeria

In our society sport fulfils important functions and is indeed indispensable. It offers opportunities for physical activity in a world where physical activity is increasingly diminishing; it promotes good health and well being (when pursued in moderation); and it provides a means of social contact a...

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720 |a Omolawon, K. O.  |e author 
720 |a Adisa, O.  |e author 
260 |c 2012 
520 |a In our society sport fulfils important functions and is indeed indispensable. It offers opportunities for physical activity in a world where physical activity is increasingly diminishing; it promotes good health and well being (when pursued in moderation); and it provides a means of social contact and simple opportunity for economic experienced. Nigeria has made very significant impact in certain sport particularly soccer in which the country has done very well in the age group competitions. However, much of our successes at the international arena are due more to natural talents of our athletes rather than superior organization and training. Therefore, this study sought to investigate manpower training as indices of sport development in Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used for this study. The sample consisted of two thousand and three (2003) participants selected through purposive and incidental sampling techniques. Simple random sampling technique was used to select four National Sport Commission (NSC) sport development zones and 18 states councils spread across the selected NSC sport development zones. While stratified random sampling technique was used to group the twenty-four (24) universities offering physical and health education programme into the four (4) selected sports development zones, simple random sampling technique was used to select at least 50% of the universities offering PHE programme in each of the selected zones. The instruments used were manpower training need scale (MATS) (r—08) and sport development scale (SDS) (r—0.79). Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data collected were analyzed using inferential statistics of multiple regreK,ssion. The study revealed that joint effect of independent variable of manpower training on sport development yielded coefficient R2 = . 07). The F Manpower Training as Indices o f Sport... value (F2, 2000) = 107.868, P<.05) was found to be significant. The result indicates that there is need for high quality continuous guided training for personnel training in the country in which sport establishments and universities in Nigeria need to collaborate. It is recommended among others that one of the ways to improve the sport business environment in Nigeria is by establishing platform for continuous guided training for all sport personnel in Nigeria. 
024 8 |a KIU Journal of Education 5, January, 2012. Pp. 53 - 66 
024 8 |a 1821-8202 
024 8 |a ui_art_omolawon_manpower_2012 
024 8 |a https://repository.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12524 
653 |a Key words: Sport 
653 |a Management 
653 |a Manpower Training 
653 |a University Training 
653 |a Sport Development 
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