Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to assess the major factors affecting female students ’participation
in football practical class at Durame city administration secondary schools ,located 350 km
south west of Addis Ababa. It is attempted to seek out the major factors affecting female students
’football participation practical class. The data were distributed and collected from Durame city
adimnstration secondary schools namely Hidase, Aambo, Durame, and Zato. 261 female
students, 8 PE teachers and 4 School principals. The selection of the Sample population
purposive and systematic random sampling techniques were used. The study was carried out
with descriptive survey method and both for qualitative and quantitative approaches. The main
instrument of data collection was questionnaires and interviews. The data obtained through
both quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively analysis made using tables of descriptive
percentage and then worded through qualitative. There were several challenges that faced
female students’ participation in football practical sessions. Motivation of the students,
demonstration ability of the teachers, society’s negative attitude towards women football which
translates to poor participation of women in football and other factors such as biological factors
menstruation and pregnancy; poor of the football organization in school, limited access to
facilities and equipment in their schools and women’s gender roles and responsibilities. To
increase female student’s participation in football lesson, community would be advised to
encourage, teacher advised to be a role model, the school is better to prepare and have adequate
material and facilities for football lesson. The principals and other stakeholders should prepare
football competitions for female.
