Barriers to sport participation among learners at public township schools in Tshwane, South Africa

R. E. J. Pule · G.A.P. Drotsky · Abel Lamina Toriola · Alliance Kubayi

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The purpose of this study was to determine barriers to sport participation among primary and secondary school children at public township schools in Tshwane, the capital city of South Africa. A total of 773 school children aged 12-18 years volunteered to participate in the study. Data were collected using validated structured questionnaires. The results of the study indicated that primary school children were more actively involved in school sport than those in secondary school. Overall, the results showed that the children's participation in school sports was constrained by the following factors: limited number of coaches, and managers, restricted sport participation opportunities, grossly inadequate sport facilities and equipment and lack of financial support from parents. The results of the study provide information for planning, policy reconfiguration and effective delivery of school sports programmes.

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