Abstract:
In Athletics sport, running a small distance in a short amount of time is called sprinting.
Currently, different clubs were established throughout the world by developing system of
training as an athlete can took part in the competition. However, this development was over
looked by many countries. From that, the system of training and prospects short distance
runner athletes' of athletics clubs in Sheger City, Oromia regional state were less known. The
purpose of this study was to investigate the system of training and prospects of short distance
runner athletes of athletics clubs in Sheger City. To achieve the intended objective of this
study, quantitative method with cross sectional design was employed. The participants in this
research consisted of 64 clubs athletes and 4 coaches. Those were selected by a nonprobability (purposive) sampling technique (for both athletes and coach). The questionnaire
was a data collection instrument employed, which administered to both athletics club athletes
and coaches. The data was analyzed quantitatively by using descriptive statistics (frequency,
percentage, mean and standard deviation) through SPSS 26 v. The major finding of the study
revealed level of training system or training method used by the coach was very low. Among
the detailed indicators: less follow up of the training principles, un exciting of training, less
application of strength training that improves sprint performance within systems of training
were under mind. In addition, barriers like: absence of GYM center and equipment used to
develop sprint performance of athlete such as: strength, resistance and power, lack of enough
human resource with in a clubs, lack of highly qualified and null share of experience with
foreign coaches that were success full in short distance runner, inability to select athletes
based on scientific way and inability to develop well designed different prospective plan that
can change the challenges on sprinting. To forward identified problem: the coach should
avoid inappropriate Coaching methods and systems used in the training process and come up
with various systematic of coaching depend on scientific way and apply training principles
scientifically, clubs should access adequate and appropriate training facilities (GYM room)
and equipment, the clubs need to highly qualified coaches both modern science and
experience, clubs should be facilitate and adjust the way of sharing experience with a broad
country coaches that were successful in short distance runner, the selection of athletes should
be referenced with science and make a judge or predict futurity of athlete and scale up
