KNOWLEDGE LEVEL AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROGRAMME IN OLAMABORO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE

📄 Project Abstract

The role of sport participation for post-primary school students in the educational process has been a topic of debate for decades. Critics observe that sport activities deflect time away from the classroom (Melnick, Sabo, & Vanfossen, 1992). School (Intramural) sport is an important aspect of school physical education programme. Today, intramural tournaments are still organized within a specific community or municipal area, between teams of equivalent age or athletic ability (Wade & Mayhew, 2005). Supporters of high school sport programmes argue that sport participation (intramurals) improves students' achievement motivation, improves students' grades, keep them in school, raises their educational aspirations (Casey, 1989; Melnick, Sabo, & Vanfossen, 1992). Intramurals help students appreciate health, exercises and fitness, help them learn about themselves and learn to handle adversity, and help them experience team work and sportsmanship (Rasmussen, 1999-2000). Umedum, Okafor and Azu...