Abstract:
This study is conducted with ultimate objective of exploring the training of football project and its
contribution to the main clubs with the case of U-17 football project in oromia special zone. Three
sample U17 projects were selected, U-17 projects using simple random sampling technique. Thus, the
subjects in the study were 75 players, 3 coaches, and 9 administrative officials. In this study descriptive
survey method was employed. Questionnaire was dominantly used as data collection instrument;
unstructured interview and observation were also used in the process. The data gathered through
questionnaires were analyzed by using frequency counts and their percentages; where as the data
gathered through interview and observation were analyzed through descriptive statements. The major
findings include that failure of coaches to manage and follow players throughout the training session,
inappropriate or wrong methods of warm-up and cool-down by players, lack of facilities and equipments
for training affect the training of U-17 projects. Hence, to make the football youth project effective and
successful the concerned body supply the project sufficient facilities and equipments, players should be
get well assign educated or professional coaches, coaches should be use plan, apply better coaching
style and sport office experts should attentively follow the training session and give high emphasis to the
projects.. It was founded that the contribution of majority U-17projects as a source of players for the
main clubs was low. Therefore, to increase the contribution of U-17 projects as a source of players, top
management officials and the clubs should crate suitable environment for players such as living in the
camps nearer to the training area or building football academies. In addition to these, all concerned
bodies should exert unreserved effort to create suitable training environment.
