Abstract:
The purpose of the study was investigate the consequences of weight regulation in National
School Sports Competition and its effect on students‟ attitudes towards sports in some
selected Senior High Schools in the Brong Ahafo Region. A descriptive cross sectional
survey was conducted to investigate the concerns about weight regulation, extent to which
Weight Regulation in National School Sport Competition has achieved its aims and
objectives, and the effect of Weight Regulation on students‟ attitudes toward sports. A
convenience sampling technique was used by the researcher to select the four schools from
each District and a purposive sampling technique to select the 332 respondents. In all
fourteen (14) Senior High Schools in the region were selected for the study. Quantitative
data analysis methods were used in the analysis of the data. It turned out that the
introduction and application of weight regulation and screening has impacted positively on
students‟ attitude towards sport. This is due to the fact that it prevents cheating in the
competition, it allows the less privileged to participate, and it has also prevented bias
among sports men and women. The study however, found that student athletes were not
medically screened before participating in national and school sports competitions and
these prone athletes to several health risk especially those with cardiovascular diseases and
eye infections as well as mental problems. The consequences of weight regulations
included; sidelining of talented fat students; discrimination, and prevention of some skillful
students from exhibiting their talent. In all, Weight screening has achieved its aims and
objectives in terms of promoting fair opportunity and fair play among national school
sports competitions in Ghana. The study recommends that the Ministry of Youth and Sport
in conjunction with the Ghana Education Services should outline measures that will ensure
that athletes who participate in zonal or national school competitions are screened before
participation
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL
EDUCATION, REGURATION AND SPORTS, FACULTY OF SCIENCE
EDUCATION TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATEE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE MASTERS OF
EDUCATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEGREE.
DECEMBER 2015