Some Factors that Challenge the Performance of Long Distance Runners: Focusing on Mesfin Industrial Engineering Athletics Club and Mesbo Cement Factory Athletics Club
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2012-10
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Addis Abeba university
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate some factors that challenge the performance of long
distance runners; focusing on Mesfin industrial engineering athletics club and Mesbo cement
factory athletics club in the year 2011/12. The method was employed mixed approach of
qualitative and quantitative research design with the assumption that it is more appropriate to
gather variety of data related to the study. The subjects of this study were 34 long distance
runners, 2 coaches and one federation secretaries. The respective field selected by using
purposive sampling method. As a method of data gathering tools such as questionnaire were
uses as the main instruments and interview, observation as a complementary instrument
assuming to be help full in triangulating the data. To analyze the collected data both
qualitative and quantitative methods such as descriptive statements and frequency counts,
percentage, the data gathered through these instruments are analyzed using percentage and the
interview made with federation secretary, and the data from the federation secretary recorded
analyzed and described in narrated way with the response of athletes and coaches. The
challenges that affects the performance of the athlete is also shortage of equipment and
facilities, limitation of training place, event specific knowledge of the coaches on long
distance running. Therefore, the researcher put the following possible recommendations: the
regional athletics federation and national athletics federation must make the necessary
arrangements so that the possible gymnasium materials and reference materials will be
supplied and transcribed and athletes will have access to get it, should up grade coaches
International Association of Athletics Federation coaching level through Coaching Education
and Certificate System in order to fill the gap of long distance runners coaches knowledge.
Key word: gymnasium equipments, training place, reference material and
performance of long distance runners
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Gymnasium Equipment; Training Place; Reference Material and Performance of Long Distance Runner