Abstract:
The focus of this study was challenges and practices of sport administrative bodies in the
development of basketball. To conduct this study, a descriptive survey method was employed to
asses’ data from targeted sampled groups. The target populations of study will be Nine (9)
selected the some selected woredas of Hadiyazone namely: Analemmo, Gibe, Gomorra,
Hosanna town, Jacho, Sorro, Lemo, Anilemo and Misha sport office, will be selected by using
simple random sampling method. The populations of study are 58 some Woreda of selected
Hadiya zone surrounding sport administrative and experts those are selected by using stratified
random sampling technique. The subject of study is 51 from Nine (9) some selected woredas in
Hadiya zone surrounding sport administrative and experts selected by simple random sampling
techniques. The data obtained from respondents through questionnaire and interview. Both
qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to analyze the data. Finally the findings in
the study indicated that all of the respondents were responded that no Basketball club in the
Woreda and they suggested the reasons no attention is given for the game of Basketball
through administrators. Also majority of the respondents were responded that no attention is
given through sport administrators and almost all of them were said no materials and facilities
and the majority of the respondents were responded that there was no enough Basketball courts
in the Woreda, and not accessible for the society well. The factors were no attention is given,
budget allocation to construct courts and not accessible for transportation and like.
