Parental Motives Regarding Their Children’s Participation In Sports (A Case Study Of District Sawabi)

Abstract

The study’s main purpose is to access Parental Motives Regarding their Children’s Participation in Sports (A Case Study of District Sawabi). The population of the study was all the parents of district Sawabi. The number included in the sample of the study was 517. A simple random sampling technique was used. A self-made Likert type of questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection. The researcher found that all the motivational factors (physical fitness, enjoyment/ Pleasure, Skill/Mastery, Recognition, Affiliation, Ego/Competitiveness, and Financial Motive) significantly encourage the children to participate in sports activities at the primary school level. The effect of demographic factors was not found on respondents' perception regarding the motivational factors of children for sports participation. The researcher recommended that parents should be encouraged to directly engage children in their physical activity by informing their parents of sports and activities that interest them.  Parents should be encouraged to foster friendships with other physically active children. Parents should seek ways to help their children engage in physical activities that they enjoy. Policies can provide subsidies for parents who cannot afford youth sports, thereby increasing access for children to more physical activity opportunities.