The Current Situation of Youth Football Projects and Its Contribution to the Main Clubs: in The Case Of Some Selected Project Areas in Arsis Zone, Ethiopia
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2013-06
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Addis Abeba university
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to study the current situation of
youth football project and its contribution to the main clubs in some
selected training centers in Arsi zone. The participants in this research
were consisted of 32 youth players, all 6 coaches of the teams and 2
main club coaches. The participants were selected by purposive and
random sampling method. The major instruments in this study were
questionnaire, interview and field observation. The questionnaires
were administered for both youth football players and coaches of the
team. To consolidate the information obtained from the questionnaire,
structured interview was conducted with 2 main clubs and non
participatory observation was used. The major finding of the study
related to the current situation of youth training centers indicated that,
absence of experienced and well educated coach, poor relationship
and communication among youth football project, main club staff and
sport administrators, inadequate sport facilities and dominance of
coach centered coaching. These findings will be useful to coaches and
players of other teams in Arsi zone and enable them to implement the
strategies and procedures perceived to lead youth football players to
success and future related research.
Key words
Athlete and coach centered coaching, interileshinship, Main club
Method of coaching, Role of youth football project
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Athlete and Coach Centered Coaching, Interileshinship, Main Club Method of Coaching, Role of Youth Football Project