Analyzing The Barrier To Sport Participation Among The Bs Students OfGovernment Collage Peshawar: A Comprehensive Research Study

Abstract

The Active sports participation developing various positive qualities in students is essential for achieving success in all walks of life. The main objective of this study was to find out the reason of less partipcipation of BS students in sports . The study was contribute positively towards the enhancement of student’s participation in sports. The population for the study was consists of 1634 BS students of Government Collage Peshawar which currently enrolled in different department . A  number of 320 students was selected as sample according to krejcie morgan table. The data was collected through self structure questionnaire.. A structured questionnaire of 5-point likert scale were distributed BS students of Government Collage Peshawar to gather quantitative data on their participation in sports.. The SPSS V25 Software  for statistical analysis  was used to examine quantitative data .  The results of the study indicated that there were significant effects of barriers regarding   lack of parental and social interest , neglecting sports activities in the college timetable, busy study schedule, acquiring high cGPA, mobile and computer based recreation activities, parental preference of academic achievements over physical activities. The students responses revealed  that the primary hindrances to participating in sports are Computer based recreation activities 79% , Lack of parental and social interest 75% ,  Acquiring high cGPA 67%. It is recommended that the government should allocate proper fund for sports and increase sports budget in annual developmental program for government college Peshawar . Arrange sports seminars in different departments to educate students about the importance of sports and its benefits, encouraging them to participate actively in sports.