Impact of School Sports Sponsorship on Development of Sports in Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State
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2019
Authors
Ogunsemore, M.A.
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Nigerian Society for Sports Management Journal
Abstract
This study focused on the perceived impact on school sports sponsorship on sports development in public secondary schools in Lagos state. The variables studied were facility provision, organised competition, talent identification and support, financial gains, scholarship awards and intramural sports development. Five hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The sample used for the study was four hundred and sixty participants using the stratified sampling techniques for selection of participants. A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used for the study. The data was analysed using the frequency counts and percentages for demographic information while inferential statistics of chi square (X2) was used to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that school sports sponsorship had significant impact on facility provision, organised competition, talent identification, financial gains by athletes, scholarship awards and intra mural sports development in schools in Lagos state. The study recommended that cooperate organisations should endeavour to sponsor one or two sports among secondary schools in Lagos state as a way of rendering social service and also improve the lives of students in these schools. In view of the findings of this research study, it is concluded that’s school sport sponsorship had significant impact on facility provision in schools, organised competitions, talent identification and support, financial gains, scholarships awards and intramural sports development in secondary schools in Lagos state. In view of the conclusions made in this study, the following recommendations were made, the corporate organisations should ensure continuity of school sports sponsorship in the bid to help improve facility provision and utilization, Established and organised competitions should be upheld and sponsored annually to improve and develop sports in schools, More talents are needed to replace old athletes and secondary schools should be made as platform, for recruiting athletes that will become grown up stars in sports, Sponsored competitions should attract financial gains and recommendations to student athletes, Intra mural sports is the bedrock of sports skill acquisition in secondary school acquisition in secondary schools, therefore government and cooperate organisation should encourage and participate fully through findings
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Organisation , Sports , Sponsorship , Sport sponsorship , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Ogunsemore, M.A. (2019). Impact of School Sports Sponsorship on Development of Sports in Public Secondary Schools in Lagos State. Nigerian Society for Sports Management Journal. 7. 1-9