- : Ms Word, Ms Word Format
- : 60 Pages
- : ₦5,000
- : 1-5 Chapters
- Click to DOWNLOAD Materials
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES
TITLE PAGE
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table of Content List of Tables
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
- Background of the study
- Statement of the problem
- The objective of the study
- Research Questions
- Significance of the study
- Scope of the study
- Limitations of the study
- Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Review Of Literature
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of the Study
3.3 Sample size determination
3.4 Sample size selection technique and procedure
3.5 Research Instrument and Administration
3.6 Method of data collection
3.7 Method of data analysis
3.8 Validity and Reliability of the Study
3.9 Ethical Consideration
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Answering Research Questions
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.0 Summary
5.1 Conclusion
5.2 Recommendation
References
Appendix
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the impact of covid-19 pandemic on sporting activities. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated. The survey design was adopted and simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprises the staff of the Federal Ministry of Sport and Social Development, Abuja. In determining the sample size, the researcher randomly selected 59 respondents while 50 respondents were validated. A self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and percentages. The result of the findings reveals that; Covid-19 widespread had a tremendous effect on personal and group sports activities, sports organizations also suffered from the global spread of covid-19 and resourceful sports competitions were also shut down as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. Based on the findings, the researcher opined that athletes’ on-field own risky behaviors should be avoided to minimize unnecessary infection as close contact with others is unavoidable during contact sports. And more so, the decision to resume sporting events should correlate to the local number of cases and strict infection measures will need to be implemented in the early phases of resumption. Lastly, exercise with a face mask has a toll on the human body and it is advised to adjust the exercise intensity when masked. Sports and exercise may be important, especially for resourceful sports competitions, but safety is still paramount. Everyone should practice safe sports with the appropriate measures and prevent the further transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic.
IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
As of December 2019, Wuhan in China reported an outbreak of a SARS-CoV-2 infection disease, identified as atypical pneumonia (Timpka, 2020). By March 2020 The World Health Organisation (WHO) classified it as a pandemic referred to as Covid-19.
COVID-19 is a droplet-transmitted potentially fatal coronavirus pandemic affecting the world in 2020. It is a family of viruses that can cause respiratory illness in humans. The name, “corona,” was derived from the many crown-like spikes on the surface of the virus. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and the common cold are examples of coronaviruses that cause illness in humans.
The WHO recommended social distancing and human-to-human contact be discouraged to control the transmission. This situation necessitated lockdowns in many countries and sporting events were also been affected.
Sports events as those that are characterized by a creative and complex content of sports-like, recreational activities, of entertaining character, performed by a particular predetermined program, and that achieve touristic effects and have a serious social and economic importance for the place or region in which they are held (Dianny 2004).
The sports sector, despite being an important sector at economic, sporting, and social levels has not been exempt from these restrictions. According to Ratten (2020), “the sports sector has been especially influenced by the COVID-19 crisis in a way that has never been seen before”. All physical activity, face-to-face, and group sports were suddenly and indefinitely restricted in many countries, often being relegated to home-based physical training.
Participation in sports and exercise, typically regarded as socioeconomic events and healthy activities were restricted by nations to curtail the spread of this dreadful virus. The professional international and local football leagues (with other sports events inclusive) were ultimately shut down after much deliberation on the transmission risk for the spectators and on-field players (Kenneth 2020). Large spectating crowds are well-known to be infectious hazards, but the infection risk for on-field players is less recognized (Mcowen 2020).
To date, the impact of Covid-19 still lingers as many sporting events only hold under certain policies like in the world of football where only on-field players, team managers, and other regulative individuals are seen in the stadiums during competitions while spectators are not allowed into the stadium. Hence on this ground, that study tends to investigate the effect of covid-19 pandemic on sporting activities.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The entire world was turned on its head by the widening impact of COVID-19 on several sectors including the sports sector. With competitions canceled or postponed, millions of dollars were lost in predicted revenue. Sports sectors, Clubs, and franchises in major leagues were able to survive during lockdowns due to lucrative television contracts. When soccer resumed in four of the five main leagues in Europe by July 2020, matches were played in empty stadiums, and fan chanting was piped over the airways to resemble a match-day atmosphere for spectators. Key events like the Open Golf Championship in the United Kingdom were canceled while others such as the US Masters golf tournament were moved from Spring to Autumn. In the same manner, other numerous sporting activities were so restricted to participants only, and individual physical activities were done behind closed doors. Therefore in this study, the major concern and focus of the researcher are to investigate how Covid-19 has affected the sports sector.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The basic aim of this study is to investigate the effect of covid-19 pandemic on sporting activities. Other relevant objectives include;
- To examine the impact of covid-19 on national and international sporting events.
- Investigate the impact of covid-19 widespread on personal and group sports activities.
- Identify if sports organizations were affected by covid-19 outbreak and widespread.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
What is the effect of covid-19 on national and international sporting events?
- Is there any impact of covid-19 widespread on personal and group sports activities?
- Were sports organizations affected by the global covid-19 outbreak and widespread?
- Were resourceful sports competitions shut down as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will be relevant to Government bodies, sports organizations, and sports regulators and In likewise manner will be useful to students researchers, and the general public as the findings reveal the harms done by Covid-19 and the recommendations which are practically useful to regulate sports activities in this current era of Covid-19 pandemic.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study was focused on an investigation into the effect of covid-19 pandemic on sporting activities. This study was carried out in Nigeria Ministry of Sports Abuja FCT.
1.7 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This study is delimited by various factors ranging from the time frame of the study, financial Implication necessary for the success of this study and inadequate availability of materials need to carry out the study. More also ethical issues and organizational politics which arise in the course of this study are an impediment factor to this study.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS OF IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES
Covid-19: Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases.
Sport: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES
Sports Event: Sporting event means an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess, usually competitive and governed by a set of rules provided by a nationally recognized sanctioning body or by a local organization engaged in the development and active promotion of the athletic activity.
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SPORTING ACTIVITIES. GET MORE SPORTS PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS
