DEMYSTIFYING APPROACH TOWARDS VIOLENCE CONTROL IN SCHOOL SPORT

Ebenezer Oluyemi Adelekan

Abstract

This study is designed to investigate the topic “Demystifying approach towards violence control in school sport among primary schools pupils in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The population comprised of all male and female primary schools pupils, head teachers, sports masters and mistresses in conjunction with officiating official, security officers and media men and women in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. Two Hundred and four (204) respondents (student-athletes and sport officials) were used as sample in this study. A random sampling method was used for the selection of respondents. A Stratified random sampling method was used for the selection of respondents (one hundred and ten (110) student-athletes, while ninety four (94) were athletic officials which comprises of sports masters and mistresses. Data was collected using a self designed questionnaire to elicit responses from the respondents. Four research hypotheses were formulated and data was analyzed. using descriptive method of frequency counts and percentages for demographic data, while inferential statistical tool of chi-square was used to test the variables used in the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. All the four hypotheses raised in the study were rejected. The selected variables of the hypotheses raised in this study such as media coverage, officiating, adequate security arrangement and use of side attraction were found to have significant influence on the control of violence in sports. The study recommended that sports administrators and officials should develop written policy statements as guidelines for regulating violence in sport.