Comparative Analysis of Sports Management Practices in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
The study analyzed and compared sports management practices in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, a total of 170 subjects were randomly selected from sports units in the tertiary institutions in six-geopolitical zones of the country.
A self-developed, validated and pilot-tested questionnaire was used to collect the data. The questionnaire contained two sections A and B.
section A contained demographic characteristics information of five (5) variables and section B contained eighty (80) statements on sports management practices in tertiary institutions in Nigeria under ten (10) different sub-sections.
The subsections are (1) Finance (2) personnel (3) athletes’ recruitment (4) sports facilities (5) sports equipment (6) organizational structure (7) sports policies (8) athletes’ motivation (9) student participation and (10) public relations services with eight (8) Statements each.
The questionnaire was administered on 170s subjects including Director of Sports/Sport Officer, Deputy Director of sports, Sports Coordinator, Chief Coach, Senior Coach, and Coach I from 34 tertiary institutions in five geopolitical zones of the country.
The data collected were statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc the level of significance (LSD) difference at 0.05. was used to retain or reject the hypotheses drawn and tested the findings of this study were as follows.
INTRODUCTION
Intercollegiate sports competition was initiated by the students of United States of America in the 19th century in a variety of sports under the direction of the students.
The survival of the programme came through the relentless and undaunted efforts of students who took upon themselves to act as captains, coaches, team officials as well as undertook the supply of equipment and uniforms to their teams.
As the importance of the programme grew, parents, alumni or friends contributed to the purchase of equipment and uniforms (Ladani, 2007).
The incorporation of sports into the educational programmes of American collegiate institutions eventually formed the basis for the emergence of intercollegiate sports which was adopted in Nigeria today by tertiary institutions such as colleges of education, polytechnics and universities (Venkateswarlu, 2000).
Ladani (2008) stated that management practices are parameters or indices used to enhance the development of sports in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Such indices for Sport management practices are: (1) Finance (2) Personnel (3) Sports athlete recruitment (4) Sports facilities (5) Sport equipment (6) Organizational structure (7) Sports policies (8) Athletes Motivational practice (9) Students participation in sports (10) Public relation services in sport.
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