Pull factors in University Sports- The Case of Kenyan Universities
- August 14, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VIII, August 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Pull factors in University Sports- The Case of Kenyan Universities
Janet Muhalia Chumba, Dr. Simon Munayi
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Abstract: – Students at the University tend to have different reasons for participating in sports. While at the international level concept such as participating in the Olympic games is a driver, in Kenya the reasons tend to be more varied and could be associate with the lower echelons of the Maslow hierarch. The study was carried out in Kenyan Universities where the researcher went out to find the factors involved in drawing student into the sports field. The study used a descriptive research design. 268 students were randomly sampled from students who participate in extramural games and 38 administrative staff of Kenyan Universities. A questionnaire was used to seek for reasons students’ participation in sports. The results indicate that public universities had more students attracted to extramural than the private universities in Kenya. Further, the students were asked to rank the reasons that attracted them to the sports fields. Fitness, recreation and enjoyment were ranked highest while national team selection was ranked lowest. The findings agreed with other findings that suggested that university students in Kenya are not driven by attributes that suggest playing at the highest level.
Key words: Extramural, pull factors, fitness, national teams
I. INTRODUCTION
Motivation is a condition whereby human beings are driven to participate in doing something from the inside caused by some need, desires, impulses, wishes, motives that are directed towards achieving a set goal and objective Petz (2005). Students are mostly attracted to participate in sports specifically for the following reasons; fun, enjoyment, to improve their skills, acquiring more knowledge, company of other friends, success and wining and finally living a healthy life style. (Waldon and Dieser, 2010) Studies conducted by various researchers have shown that young people are not physically active and may not understand the benefits of active physical activity (Strel and Sila 2010).
