Health-Related Predictors of Sports Performance Among Athletes in University of Ilorin, Kwara State
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2016-02
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Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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This study examined the health-related predictors of sports performance among athletes in University of Ilorin, Kwara State. The objective of the study was to determine the predictive factors enhancing sport performance of the athletes. The population of the study consisted of 186 athletes of University of Ilorin while the sample included 54% of athletes that have represented the University of Ilorin in institution championships. A simple random sampling technique was used to select respondents and a total of one hundred (100) respondents were used. A research structured questionnaire was adopted and it was validated by three (3) professionals from the University and the reliability coefficient ‘r’ of 0.84 was obtained. The variables in the hypotheses focused on how nutrition, muscular strength, body weight, endurance level and body flexibility contributes to sports performance among athletes. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.5 alpha level of significance. The finding of the study revealed that nutrition, muscular strength, weight of the body, level of endurance and body flexibility of an athlete influence sports performance. It was therefore recommended that; athletes should adopt good nutrition strategies, strength training endurance training and flexibility training and flexibility training that will optimize physical and mental performance and support good health which will lead to effective performance in sport and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
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Health-Related, Predictors, Sport Performance, Athletes