Assessing Factors Affecting the Performance of Short Distance Runners in the Case of Four First Division Athletics Clubs in Addis Ababa City Administration
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bezuneh, Sahlemichael (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Belay, Agumas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-10T08:26:55Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T15:36:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-10T08:26:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T15:36:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-06-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the paper is to assess factors affecting the performance of short distance runners. This study concentrated on four functional athletics clubs in Addis Ababa city administration in the training year 2012. The researcher mainly used to present and analyze the study quantitatively by the methods of descriptive survey. The participants of this study were 69 short distance athletes, selected by cluster sampling method and census sampling techniques to select coaches’ and also club managers. As a method of data gathering tools questionnaires, interviews and observation were used. The data obtained through these techniques were analyzed and presented by using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages to identify the major findings. The result of the study, therefore, described that the major constraints associated with short distance athletes/runners as factors affect during training and competition times( lack of effective & individualized training(routine/monotonous types of training, doing training for a long time /inappropriate training and no future improvement methods), Unscientific/norm athlete selection, absences of coach assistance, lack of use scientific methods, less technical training in a week, less athlete and coach rations, less incentive, lack of giving attention to the discipline, presence of psychological barriers)).regarding to nutrition ( lack of sufficient and balanced diet before and after training) and concerning to coach performance (lack of knowledgeable coaches who are filled and giving training by identifying gaps or limitations, and week coach and athletes relationships, lack of well-prepared gym trainer concerning to athletics specific training) and also as regarding training facility ( lack of their own gymnasium and lack of basic facility or scarcity of sports facilities and equipment supplies) were found to be the major factors taken. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/22035 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sprinting | en_US |
| dc.subject | Running | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessing Factors Affecting the Performance of Short Distance Runners in the Case of Four First Division Athletics Clubs in Addis Ababa City Administration | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |