INVESTIGATING THE CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTUERE PROSPECTS OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS PERFORMANCE: IN CASE OF GOBA KENEMA MALE FOOTBALL TEAM, BALE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The major objective of this study is attempted to investigate the current challenges and future prospective of football player’s performance in case of Goba Kenema Male football team. To achieve the intended objectives he employ questionnaires (open and close ended), interview (formal and informal) and observation check list as a tool to collect the required data. The research employed a descriptive survey with mixed approach ( qualitative & quantitative) as method of study , Qualitative data were analyzed through description in word and quantitative data were analyzed through table with percent, because this method provides the researcher with detail description of the existing condition about major problem under investigation totally,35 participants were involved to collect the required data . These are 28 football players 2 coaches and 5 Team officials. The majority of finding of players 64.29% indicated the lack of sufficient budget, insufficient sport materials, absence of balanced incentives/salary. Lack of well organized warming up, cooling down and stretching exercise and the coach responded of 50% indicated the non- existence of attention from woreda sport commission office were identified as a problem for the improvement of football players performance to Goba Kenema football team. Hence it was concluded that budget, sport facilities, lack of incentives, lack of encouragement and motivate from coaching staff and the other barriers that contribute to the declination of football players performance to Goba Kenema football team. The researcher recommended that team administrators and woreda sport commission office need to look in to these problems in detail .The regional federation should be attention to minimize these and other related problems in order to improve football players performance at woreda as well as in the zone level