Organizational and management factors that affect the football perfomance in youth projects of jimma zone, selected woreda

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess organizational and management factors that affect the football performance of youth projects in Jimma zone, selected Woreda. Cross-sectional research design was used and the data was collected at once time. The populations of this study were 367 project players ,16 project coaches and 16 woreda sport office managers totally 399 were available. The target population of the study were four Jimma zone selected woreda project players, coaches and sport office managers were selected by using simple random sampling. 100 players, 4 coaches and 4 sport office managers totally 108 from different four Jimma zone woreda projects (kersa, manna, gomma and seka) were selected. Subject of the study was 100 players from four Jimma zone Woreda projets, 4 coaches from four Jimma zone woreda projects and 4 sport office managers from four Jimma zone woreda totally 108 were included as subject of the study. Since the study was expected to investigate the above mentioned topics, it assumed that it was quite appropriate to get relevant data directly from 100 players were participate in questionnaire and 4 coaches 4 sport office managers was participate in interview.Source of Data both primary and secondary data was used, and data collection instrument was used questioner and interview. Descriptive statistics analysis was used,mean,standard deviation and Inferentional statistics using One-Sample Test. Based on the results of the findings, the researchers conclude that the current performance level of project players were below average. Their performance were affected both by organization and managers/coaches factors. A mean value of 2.74 and a standard deviation of 0.47 were obtained on the response that the governing body demonstrate the working spirits of the projects and siginificant at pvalues 0.00. This implies that lack of the governing body demonstration and working spirits was affects the performance of the project players.and A mean value of 2.45 and a standard deviation of 0.74 were obtained on the response that the training program gives emphasis for psychological preparation and siginificant at pvalues 0.00. This implies that the training program gives emphasis for psychological preparation was below average The data was analyzed using computerized statistical package software (SPSS version 20).