Abstract:
The Objectives of this study was to manage the sport facilities and equipment in some of south west shoa zone sport offices. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research methods and descriptive survey design. The sampling techniques used were purposive for sport administrator and simple random sampling for woredas techniques. The data collection tools were semi structured interview from sport administrator and closed ended questionnaires from sport expert and coach. For the purpose of this study the sample size of 55 respondents were taken from the total population of 122. Also the study was employed both primary and secondary sources of data that are necessary inputs for analysis.Data were analyzed and coded according to research objectives and used to analyze by SPSS version 21.0. Findings from the qualitative interview of the study show the management practices of sport facilities and equipment’s were lowest level. Additionally, The major problem that hinder the management of sport facilities and equipment’s were lack of management skill, lack of well planned, lack of setting up management committee to manage sport facilities and equipment’s. The result from quantitative data show on The most problems facing with Sport Facilities and equipment’s Regard with the Management for “reduces the quality of sport practices”, majority of the experts’ 6(12%) w ere strongly disagreed,13(26%) of the coach responded disagreed. Similarly, for “destruction of the sport facilities and equipment”, majority of the experts’, 6(12%) were agreed, 15(30%) of coach responded agreed. With regard to “Making sport practices impossible”, majority of the experts, 6(12%), were strongly disagreed, and agreed 15(30%) of the coach responded disagreed. This implies that, the overall performance of sport facilities and equipment’s of South west shoa zone sport offices in management area to be weak.Lastly, the study were recommends well Plan should be made for storage of all equipment’s when not in use so that all items are protected from determination, theft and authorized use.
