Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate those challenges talent identification and development of grass root soccer project in Dawuro zone south nation nationality people of Ethiopia .In order to archive the proposed study the research was designed in qualitative and quantitative ways; both probability and non-probability sampling technique was employed to select 56 respondents from the total of 66 individual population. Both primary and secondary data was used, and collect through questioner, interview and document analysis from their respective sources. Survey method was used to scan a wide field of issues, populations, Programs. After that the researchers was presented and analyze the collected data by descriptive statistics. Consequently, the study demonstrated that talented football players’ were selected in to the project only by their attitude towards soccer and on voluntary bases, and on the behalf of physical variables such as ball receiving, as opposed to the currently accepted multivariate approach to talent identification. Furthermore, except for certain sociological/situational challenges, the practice/training, psychological and most situational factors of talent development was not treating in the manner that allows soccer players development. Finally the researcher was summarize possible solutions based on finding about the raised issue
