May 28, 2026 Thesis Open Access

ABITI GARIYO BORA

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{
  "DOI": "10.20372/nadre:25002", 
  "language": "eng", 
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "ABITI GARIYO BORA"
    }
  ], 
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026, 
        5, 
        28
      ]
    ]
  }, 
  "abstract": "<p>ABSTRACT</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p>The purpose of this study was to assess the challenges and prospects of long jump discipline in some selected athletics project of west Arsi zone. The study have employed cross sectional and explanatory research design and collected data from 28 athletes, coaches, sport experts and club managers which were purposely selected from Hasassa town athletics project and Kofele town athletics projects. The primary and secondary sources of data were used. Questionnaires, key informant interviews and observations were used to collect data from the respondents. Descriptive and Inferential analysis was used to analyze the data. Descriptive findings shows shortage of long jump facilities and equipment, inadequate number of specialized long jump coaches in sport clubs, inadequate ways of selecting talented athletes were among the challenges of long jump athletics in the selected study area. Inferential analysis also indicates that there is no significant difference between practices of long jump discipline between Hasassa town athletics projects and Kofale athletics project. The findings of the study show that there is no enough facilities and equipment in the selected athletics projects. The athletics project were participating males and female athletes in the long jump athletics project long jump athletics projects under the study area were participating greater number of athletes who have educational background of elementary and high school. long jump athletics coaches in the selected study area have a minimum required ability to train a long jump athletics Although these facilities are mandatory for athletics clubs in general and for long jump athletics in particular, the observation shows that these facilities were missing in selected athletics projects. The result shows that different sport facilities such as shower rooms for athletes, wearing rooms for athletes and adequate transport to and from the training area is absent It was therefore recommended that athletics projects should communicate with all concerned bodies to overcome these challenges. They should negotiate with all concerned bodies to obtain facilities such as training grounds and sport kits for athletes. Given to motivation of long jump athletics by the management of both athletics projects. Athletics projects should work from the grassroots to increase the number of long jump athletes projects so that it can get many athlete to select talented athletes from them.</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;</p>", 
  "title": "CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS OF LONG JUMP DISCIPLINE IN SOME SELECTED ATHLETICS PROJECTS OF WEST ARSI ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA", 
  "type": "thesis", 
  "id": "25002"
}