Practice and Challenge of Youth Football Project U-15 & U-17 in Jimma Zone

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to assess the practice and challenge of male youth football project U-15 & U-17 in Jimma zone. To achieve the intended objectives of this study descriptive Survey design was used for this study. The mixed data collecting approaches, quantitative and qualitative approaches were used to collect data for this study. In the quantitative data collecting approach data were collected from 280 respondents through close-ended questionnaire and open ended questions those who had been selected through simple random sampling technique.14 coaches and 14 leaders of respondents were taken through availability since all the available coaches and sport leaders were taken. The collected quantitative data were analyzed descriptive statistical analysis. In this descriptive statistical analysis in percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to analyze. The analyzed data were discussed with text explanations. In the qualitative approach the results of the interview questions and observation were discussed in text explanations. On the analysis made of this study, the conclusions were made and the findings of this study were identified. The findings of this study were the current football training sessions of Jimma Zone Football projects was low, the major challenges were facilities and equipment of Jimma Zone football projects were insufficient, the absence of sufficient facilities and equipment affected the performance of Jimma Zone football projects and Jimma zone youth and sport sector was not well organized in terms of resources and capacity as required. Finally, based on the findings above recommendations were given, in that the recommendations were: enough facilities and equipment should supplied by woreda, zone sport offices, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and concerned institutions for the coaches and the players through sport offices to make Jimma Zone football projects effective, the impacts of facilities and equipment on Jimma Zone football projects performance should be reduced through supplying sufficient facilities and equipment and Jimma zone youth and sport sector should be well organized in terms of resources and capacity.