Abstract:
This study is conducted with ultimate objective to assess the current practice of youth football training program and identify the challenges with the case of Addis Ababa sub -city youth football training school project team. Six sample youth (age U-15) projects were selected from six sub-city project teams (Ewket Ameba, Deraritu Tulu, Yamane Berhan, AbhiotKerse and TesfaKokeb) used by random sampling techniques. These study taken 150(30%) out of 500 players, 6(30%) out of 20 main coaches, 7(63%) out of 11 administrative officials and 7(63%) out of 11 from sport office expertise’s were also took. This study used by descriptive survey method. Questionnaires were dominantly used as data collection instruments, interviews and observations were also used through the process. In order to increase the clarity of questionnaires, check the clarity of language and pilot testing has been carried out. After collecting the responses from the respondents, necessarily correction modification was made before distribution of the actual data gathering. The major findings of the study that the projects were lack of facilities and equipments for training, the absence sufficient and regular skill development courses for coaches, less effort for players involved in the main clubs from sport federation and insufficient budget were affected the training of youth football project implementation. Hence, it could be concluded that the training of youth project which are governed by Addis Ababa city administration sport commission highly affected by shortage of facilities and equipments. In addition to this insufficient of budget also some the challenge to implementation of youth football training in Addis Ababa sub-cites school project team. Based on the conclusion derived from the finding of the above data analyzed my recommendations are; any training can be successful and effective if it supported with appropriate facilities and equipments. Therefore, top administrative officials or management should be give emphasize in order to improve their youth football projects try to accommodate and supply facilities and equipment’s the following recommendation were made as possible, top administrative officials or management groups to supply with appropriate facilities and equipment and support sufficient budget for youth soccer training program implement effectively. Moreover, all concerned bodies must stay abreast of current research, and apply finding to youth football training programs future research should focus in a number of specific areas.
