Factors That Affect The Performance Of Long Distance Athletes With Specific Reference To Sebeta Town Sport Club

The purpose of this study was to examine factors that affect the performance of longrndistance athletes: with specific reference to Sebeta town Sport club. For this purpose, thernresearcher reviewed the available literatures for theoretical, conceptual and empiricalrnframework. The research design was descriptive survey and research method was bothrnqualitative and quantitative approaches of organizing and analyzing the data supportedrnby mean, standard deviation, graphs and tables. In this study trainees’, coaches,rnadministrative bodies and club organizers were participated and the total populationrnwere 42. In this research 35 trainees 2 coaches, 3 administrative bodies and 2 clubrnorganizers were selected using census sampling technique. The researcher used bothrnprimary and secondary sources of data to accomplish this study. Data gathering toolsrnwere questionnaire, interview, observation and document analysis. The data thatrncollected through these multi-tools were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively.rnThe data collected through structured questionnaires were also analyzed in SPSS versionrn20.0 (mean and standard division). The major findings obtained from the multi methodrntools were: long distance running training practice environment needs critical attention,rnand the club has clear organization structure. The study concluded that the major factorsrnaffecting athletes’ performance were lack of training kits, facilities and equipment, lackrnof latest technological devices, coaches’ lack using training principles, and trainees’rnnonscientific nutritional approach. The researcher recommended that training practicernand application of training principles should be improved, coaches should give morerntime and space for training and practicing skills, standard facilities and equipmentrnshould be provided.

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