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Duri Nolline Munyaradzi BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION Faculty of Science Department Of Sport Science A STUDY TO ESTABLISH FACTORS AFFECTING WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY NETBALL IN BRADFIELD AREA IN GLEN NORAH, HARARE Researcher: DURI NOLLINE MUNYARADZI (B1337647) A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS DEGREE IN SPORTS SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (HNSCSSM) BINDURA, ZIMBABWE DECEMBER 2016 i DECLARATION I, Duri Nolline Munyaradzi hereby declare that the work contained in this thesis is my own original work and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it at any university for a degree. Signature……………………………………………………………………………… ………….. Date………………………………………………………………………… i BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE RELEASE FORM Name of Author: Duri Nolline Munyaradzi Tittle of Project: A study to establish factors affecting women’s Participation in community netball Glen Norah community, Harare. Programme: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sports Science And Management Year Granted: 2016 Permission is hereby granted to Bindura University of Science Education Library to produce single copies and to lend or sell such copies for private, scholarly or scientific research purpose only. The author does not reserve other publication rights and either the project nor may extensive extracts from it be printed or reproduced without the author’s permission. Signed by…………………………………………………………………………………. Permanent Address: House no 473 Bradfield Road Waterfalls Harare Date: December 2016 ii BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE APPROVAL FORM The undersigned certify that they have read and recommend to the Bindura University of Science Education for acceptance, a project entitled: A study to establish factors affecting women’s participation in community sport in Bradfield Area in Glen Norah Community, Harare. Submitted by Duri Nolline Munyaradzi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science Honours Degree. ………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………….. Surpervisor(s) ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………Chairperson ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………Examiner ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………...Date iii DEDICATION This research is dedicated to my husband Kuziwa and three sons, Anashe, Kupakwashe and Kunashe so as to instill in them the importance of education and hard work. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS For the success of this research project I extend my utmost appreciation to all those who gave me guidance, assistance and support. In particular, I would like to thank my Supervisor Ms. Sithole for her constructive criticism that challenged me for excellence. She was dedicated throughout the course of the project. I also want to appreciate the help of Zodzwa Madlamini when I was doing this research. I also thank Bradfield netball club which collaborated in the collection of data, the Head Simbaredenga Primary School for supporting my netball club with netball facilities and equipment during training sessions and Nyasha Oliver Sadomba for helping me during the research. Lastly I would like to extend my gratitude to my lovely husband Kuziwa and our three sons, Anashe, Kupakwashe and Kunashe who always inspired me to work hard and never to give up even when the load seems too heavy to carry on with. Without these four people my life would have become meaningless hence my successful completion of the Research project. v ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine factors affecting women participation in community netball in Bradfield Area. Existing literature was reviewed to assess the findings of other researchers on the factors affecting women’s participation in netball. A random sampling technique was used to select the respondents of the study. Sample of 22 respondents was used. The sample consists of 20 women netball players and 2 officials from Bradfield netball club. The questionnaires and observation guide were used as data collection instruments. The research established that there were several factors affecting women participation in community netball. Among them were cultural influence, attitude, educational and religious influences, and lack of funding in for women’s participation in netball, absence of adequate sporting facilities and education on the importance of participating and benefits of playing community netball. Several recommendations were proposed to improve the quality of participation of women in community netball. vi Contents DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................ i RELEASE FORM ..................................................................................................................... ii APPROVAL FORM ................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION ......................................................................................................................... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................................... v ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................. vi List of Tables ............................................................................................................................ xi List of Figures ......................................................................................................................... xii List of Appendices .................................................................................................................. xiii List of Abbreviation ............................................................................................................... xiv CHAPTER 1 .............................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................ 1 Statement of the problem....................................................................................................... 2 Assumptions of the study ...................................................................................................... 2 Significance of the study ....................................................................................................... 3 Objective of the study ............................................................................................................ 3 Research questions ................................................................................................................ 3 Delimitation ........................................................................................................................... 3 Limitation of the study .......................................................................................................... 4 Definition of terms ................................................................................................................ 4 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2 .............................................................................................................................. 5 Literature review ................................................................................................................... 5 2.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 History of netball ............................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Benefits of playing netball............................................................................................... 6 2.3 Factors affecting participation in sport. ........................................................................... 7 (a) Gender and sport .......................................................................................................... 7 (b)Culture and religion in Zimbabwe ................................................................................ 9 2.4 Facility and Equipment.................................................................................................. 12 2.5 Media coverage in women sports. ................................................................................. 13 2.6 Sponsorship and rewards. .............................................................................................. 14 vii 2.7 Attitude of women towards netball ............................................................................... 15 Summary ............................................................................................................................. 16 CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................................ 17 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 17 Methodology ......................................................................................................................
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