An Investigation of Management of Football: A Case of Selected Schools in Livingstone District
- December 24, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue XII, December 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
An Investigation of Management of Football: A Case of Selected Schools in Livingstone District
Caphers Mizinga
PhD. Educational Management and Administration, David Livingstone College of Education
Abstract:- This study is an investigation into management of football in Zambian secondary schools; a case of selected Secondary Schools in Livingstone District. The objectives of this study is: to find out how LDSA Executive members get into management positions and to find out how secondary school education managers and administrators can work to improve management practices in the management of football in Livingstone District. The purpose of the study was to investigate factors that affect management of football in selected secondary schools in Livingstone District and to provide educational management and administrators in secondary schools with strategies that lead to finding solutions to mismanagement practices of football in Livingstone District. A mixed methods approach, of both qualitative and quantitative paradigms, was employed, although the qualitative paradigm was dominant. The sample of the study was 128 people, composed of five Livingstone District Sports Association Executive members, 1 Senior Education Standard Officer, 1 Education Standard Officer, 1 District Head Teachers representative, 20 Secondary School Sports Coordinators; 20 Secondary School Sports Teachers(coaches), 40 pupils (football players) and 40 spectators from the community. Purposive sampling was employed in this study. The study revealed that LDSA Executive members got into management positions through elections. The study concluded that the various problems could be overcome by serious involvement and unity of purpose by all stakeholders. The study recommended that LDSA executive be selected based on their qualification in sports management and once selected they must use the fourteen principles and five functions of management.
Introduction
The recognised governing body of football in secondary schools of Livingstone District is the Livingstone District Sports Association (LDSA). The LDSA is an affiliate of the Zambia Secondary Schools Sports Association (ZASSA). Previously sports masters appointed by the body of school administrators presided over strategic matters of the association. These sports masters had a rich football management background and were able to manage football according to the prescription of management principles
