تقويم متطلبات الفرق الرياضية بجامعة الملك فهد للبترول و المعادن

Abstract EN

Sports play a vital role in the present day world.

It is a central part of life indispensable for the physical and mental well-being of persons.

Not only is it a physical activity but also an area where people compete in a health atmosphere.

Sports is highly popular during the adolescent and hence most of the students at the university level play one or another type of competitive sport.

This not only makes them healthy but also fetches them popularity and cult status in their respective universities.

To achieve top level performance at the inter-university competition an athlete has to undergo many hurdles and face several challenges.

The problems are not only confined to students but also to the coaches who train them.

Through this study an attempt was made to identify the strength and weakness of achieving good results during the Saudi University Sports Federation competitions and how they can be overcome so that the performance of the students can be enhanced.

Method: In this study a descriptive approach was used.

Two separate questionnaires were applied to the sample of 90 of whom 75 were students from the sports teams and 15 were the team coaches.

The questionnaire was administered to the students and team coaches to elicit their opinions during the Saudi University Sports Federation competition.

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The filled in questionnaires were collected and analyzed statistically using the SPSS version 16.

Results: The analyzed data yielded the following results: Students of sports teams: 1.

The students felt that the provision and maintenance of sports tools, devices and facilities in the stadiums and halls should be improved and taking care regularly 2.

.They wanted that there should be an increase in the physical and academic motivation of the students 3.

They wanted more opportunities to be provided for students participating in sports teams 4.

The students also wanted that their academic schedule should be adjusted and coordinated so that they can attend the team training sessions.

Coaches of sports teams: 1.

The coaches felt that more time should be allocated for the training sessions of the team 2.

Special diet should be provided to the university team members 3.

Encouragement in the form of more allowances to the team members and increasing the budget allocated for sports activities Conclusion: It was concluded that the students and coaches are not satisfied with the provisions and arrangements presently provided to the university teams and wanted to take remedial measures in the form of improving the infrastructure, maintaining them on regular basis.

They also felt that the academic area of the students should be taken care by the authority as they spend more time in the practice sessions.

Besides, they wanted that the budget should be increased.