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Girls Participation In Sports Activities In Secondary Schools
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The role of
sport has always been recognized, since there is a variation in the role
of sports participation and the achievement of its benefits. The
general understanding of the masses about the role of sport has been
positive and is considered a friendly commitment to humans in everyday
life. According to Cote & Fraser, sport has the potential to achieve
three important objectives that are physical health, psychosocial
development and learning motor skills. In addition to that Kilpatick et
al. Ryska, Koivula, have concluded that sports participation has also
been shown to have positive effects on physical health, psychological
improvement, stress reactivity and mental well-being of both sexes.
Sports
participation has also been positive in promoting the academic and
social abilities of students. Khan also supported this concept by
concluding that "being athletes, most students have shown good academic
results in their credits, particularly at the university level."
Research has supported that participation in university sports is not
only beneficial for the physical and mental development of the
participants, but can also develop the social relationships of young
people. This position is supported by Khan S as the authors argued that
the "declining position of education can be improved through sport and
games." In the light of the above, it can be correctly concluded that
students' academic achievements and participation in sports activities
are associated with each other.
Resnick et al. have shown that
"participation in sports activities is more valuable in the development
of physical and mental health, the development of social attributes and
the development of skills." In addition, the relief of mental tension,
the feeling of well-being, the acquisition of good health, entertainment
and weight control are the other common benefits of
The basic
problems and challenges for girls' participation in sports activities in
Nigeria have been among nations where the population growth rate is
quite high. At present, Nigeria is the sixth most populous country in
the world with a population of 188 million, of which 51.35% are men and
48.65 are girls. (Survey of active population of Nigeria 2012-13,
Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Population projections
for the year 2007-2030 and Office of Statistics of Nigeria). It has been
a common observation that girls make up almost half of the total
population, but despite that reality, our priorities have changed and
instead of paying attention By promoting girls, we ignore them and place
them at the end of our priority list. Girls have generally been ignored
in many professions, including opportunities to participate in sports.
In these circumstances, it is necessary to provide equal opportunities
for girls in various professions, including participation in sports
activities.
There have been a series of studies focused on different
limitations (personal, environmental, biological, psychological,
environmental hereditary social, access to peer groups, age, perceived
barriers) Type of family activity, obesity, lack of time motivation,
money and others facilities) in terms of girls' participation in sport.
Hoden (2010), Kara and Demirci (2010), Scott and Mowen (2010), Stanis et
al. (2010) discovered that lack of time, lack of knowledge, family
problems, lack of money and peers are the main recreational limitations
for girls' participation in sport.
On most levels, women's sports
attract less money than men's sports. Women represent 41% of all
athletes funded by various programs. In community sports, girls' teams
tend to attract less sponsors from local businesses because they don't
have a large fan base. According to Attarzade and Sohrabi, Mozafari et
al. Shores et al. He also concluded that fear of aggression, lack of
facilities, gender, race and high entrance fees are some of the other
factors that affect the participation of different groups of people in
sports activities.
The culture of sport itself is a problem. In third
world countries, especially in our eastern culture, sports activities
have generally been considered predominantly male activities. On the
other hand, girls face a series of problems to participate in the sport.
Deem, Jackson and Henderson have concluded that being addicted; It has
always been difficult for women to have money to spend on recreational
activities. On average, girls have less confidence than boys and rate
their performance or skills more negatively than boys. Self-confidence
is also linked to competition.
The influence of parents, coaches and
other adults affects girls and boys differently. Adolescent girls place
greater emphasis on self-comparison and adult comments than adolescent
girls, who rely more on competitive results to base their personal
judgment on physical competence. The purpose of this study is to explore
the problem and challenges of girls' participation in sport among
students in Nigeria's public schools.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research study is an online effort with global research to explore the extent and influence of general issues and challenges of girls' participation in high school level sporting activities. The research hypothesis has been tested: there is no significant effect of the problems and difficulties encountered in the participation of pupils in sports activities in secondary schools of Ikeja, in Lagos State. The hypothesis has also been tested with regard to the difference between the sexes. The ... Continue reading---
