Factors millitating sports development among Nigerian Army force in sobi barrack ilorin, Kwara State
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2017-09
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Abstract. This study examined the factors militating sports development among Nigerian Army force, Sobi Barrack, Ilorin, Kwara State such as facilities, equipment, sports personnel and budget. The population of this study comprised 850 officers of the 22 armored brigade in Sobi barrack, Horin. Three hundred and forty (340) constituted 40% of the respondents was sampled. Instrument used for data collection was researcher's self-structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated and tested for reliability using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation. Co-efficient of 0.76 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using Chi-square (x2) at 0.05 level of significance. All the hypotheses were rejected. The result revealed that there is a significant influence of facilities, equipment, sports personnel and budget on sports development among Nigeria Army Force in Sobi Barrack. Ilorin. It was concluded that; facilities, equipment, sports personnel and budgeting have significant influence on sports development. It is therefore recommended among others that modern sports facilities such as field, court, swimming pool, gymnasium and so on are to be provide by the management for Nigeria Army force, Sobi Barrack, Ilorin. This will motivate the officers to participate in sporting activities and thereby promote the development of sports among Ni