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ABSTRACT
This research was conducted to examine the influence of the availability of sports facilities on sports participation among registered University of Benin Athletes. Five research questions were raised based on what the study is designed to investigate and its significance. The study was done to investigate the availability adequacy, accessibility and functionality of sports facilities and the influence sports facilities have on sports participation. The survey research design method was adopted and questionnaires were given to a sample of seventy five respondents who were registered athletes in the University of Benin. A checklist was also used to check the sports facilities that are available in the University of Benin, their adequacy and functionality. The reliability of the instrument was obtained using person’s product moment correlation coefficient and a coefficient of 0.69 was obtained. Some of the findings of the research are: 11 University of Benin has a lot of sports facilities but some are bad and need repair, some are currently undergoing repair, a few are restricted and most are accessible for use by the student’s athletes anytime. Facilities also have a great influence on sports participation as it’s availability will attract, keep the interest and encourage athletes to continue in sports participation and the lack of it can hinder training and discourage student athletes from sports participation. Solutions recommended include provision of new sports facilities, repair and replacement of bad, old, and worn out facilities, proper maintenance and care for the available facilities and this will have great influence and increase the level of sports participation by University of Benin registered athletes.
