SPORT RESOURCES MAINTENANCE AS CORRELATE TO SPORT PARTICIPATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE

Abstract

Sports are individual or group activities pursued for exercise or pleasure, which often
involve the testing of physical capabilities and take the form of a competitive game that require
special facilities and equipment. This study, therefore, examined sports resources management as
correlate of sports participation among undergraduates in University of Ilorin Ilorin, Kwara
State. The sports resources management investigated are; maintenance of facilities, management
of equipment and management of sports environmentas regard participation of undergraduate
students. Descriptive research design of survey method was used for the study. The population
of the study was undergraduate in University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State. Simple random
sampling technique was used to select one hundred and fifty respondents (150) from the total
population. The instrument used for data collection was validated. The null hypotheses were
tested using person product-moment correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 alpha level. The findings from
the study revealed that; Maintenance of facilities, maintenance of equipment and management of
sports environment has significant influence on sports participation among undergraduates in the
University of Ilorin. It was recommended that attention should be given to the available sports
facilities and proper maintenance of equipment by the school management in order to promote
effective participation in sport.