Adoption of Innovative Technology in Minimizing Sports Officiating Irregularities in Nigerian Tertiary institutions

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the Adoption of Innovative Technology in the
Development of Sports in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. The purpose of the study is find out
whether Adoption of Innovative Technology will minimize sports Officiating irregularities in
Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. To achieve this, survey research design was used. A self-
developed questionnaire with Likert Scale was validated and pilot tested for reliability. five
hundred and twenty-eight copies of the instrument were administered in the sampled states
across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. Five hundred and eleven copies of the
instrument were retrieved. The data supplied by the respondents were statistically analysed
using frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation and Kruscal Wallis in order to
provide responses to research questions and to test the hypothesis formulated. The results
showed that; there exist significant difference of adoption of innovative technology in the
development of sport facilities in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, (p value < 0.05, X2
computed > X2 critical at df3). Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others
that; Current and up-to-date practicing knowledge of the particular sport is vital for its
vitality in reducing the wrongly judged decisions.The use of modern smart-ball system, goal-
line technology spray vanishing, wireless communication system and VAR will improve
accuracy and quick decision –making.The officiating officials must be an individual with
physical, emotional, mental and social qualities to enable him/her execute their duties
effectively.