Appraisal of Sporting Facilities and Equipments in Secondary Schools in Abeokuta South Local Government Area Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study appraised the Sporting Facilities and Equipments in Secondary School in Abeokuta South Local Government Area Abeokuta Metropolis of Ogun State Nigeria. Descriptive Survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprises all Public and Private Secondary Schools in Abeokuta South Local Government Area. Questionnaires were designed and administered, a check-list of facilities and equipments were listed for the game masters or Physical Education teacher to answer. All questionnaires were retrieved and the data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that 52% of the responded agreed that sporting facilities were not available while 47.5% responded that they were available. For availability of equipments59.2% responded that sporting equipments are not available while 40.8% responded that they were available. In conclusion, sporting facilities were inadequate in secondary schools, sporting equipments were inadequate and it was deduced that inadequate sporting facilities and equipments are responsible for poor participation and performance in sports.