Assessment of the attitude of female students towards participation in sports in university sports:

Abstract

The major Objectives of this study were to investigate the attitude of females towards participation in sports activities in Busitema University, a case study of Nagongera Campus. To achieve this, the descriptive survey method was used in number of hostels in Nagongera Town council where a majority of students reside; four hostels were used and 28 students were selected using multistage sampling method. Structured interview form for students was used as data collection instruments. The study therefore included a total of 28 female university students from Busitema University, Nagongera campus. In reporting and analyzing the results, the voices recorded were transcribed into words after thorough analysis. Most students said that they spare time for participating in sports activities and that campus football coach allows girls to train with gents if they wish, so this has enabled them to gain some skills and abilities to do well in sports. On contrary however, a few students reported not getting involved in sports activities mainly because they do not want to inflict pain to their bodies. The respondents gave possible strategies that can be used to improve girls’ participation from now and the future, for example, majority of respondents suggested; sensitization, provision of equipment/facilities. In conclusion the major findings revealed that a greater number of female students actually take part in sports while a smaller number that does not involve in sports is constrained; leading to their inability to participate. It is therefore recommended that; female students’ participation in sports activities sensitization should be emphasized.