Abstract:
Physical education in the school is an important and vital avenue for young people to learn and
develop life skill and social and emotional development and Basketball can contribute to the
development of personal and social values that are very important in the educational process of
the child and youngsters. This study was conducted with the objectives of Challenges and
Practices of Basketball teaching in some selected preparatory Schools in Bale zone Oromia
regional state and to recommend the possible solutions accordingly and the study comprises 87
students, 3 PE teachers and 6 Principals. four basic questions were raised to achieve the
objectives of the study. To answer those basic research questions, descriptive survey research
method was employed and the school and the participant were selected by purposive and simple
random sampling method. The study found the challenge related with PE teachers, Federation
and related with the administrator. Those factors are lack of material and facilities, lack of
qualified basketball coach, lack or absence of playground, lack of attention, very low level of
communication among PE, lack of computation in the school, large class size and for further
improvement of teaching effectiveness those challenges must avoid and suggested as potential
solutions to the proper teaching of school Basketball. Therefore, based on the findings of the
study, it is recommended to allow students to participate in Basketball activity with the help of
PE teachers and Parents. PE and administration of the school should work hand to hand in
order to solve the problems, the government should give equal emphasis to basketball sport like
other sports and It is also recommended that the school facilities and materials should be
fulfilled to enhance participation with Basketball in addition to the community help.
