Management Factors As Predictors Of Sports Development In Selected Sport Federations Of The Federal Ministry Of Sports And Social Development In Nigeria

Sports management serves as the bedrock of sports development of any nation. There is the need to manage the vast sports ’ resources, which include financial, material and human resources that exist in the field of sports. The ultimate aim is to achieve set objectives. In spite of the resource potentialities existing in this country for sports, Nigeria has not made any appreciable impact in international sports. This study, therefore, investigated the relationship among management factors and sports development in selected sports federation of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Social Development in Nigeria (FMS & SD). Descriptive survey research design using validated and structured questionnaire, was adopted. Purposive sampling technique was used to select national sports mangers and National Institute for Sports coaches while simple random sampling was used to pick states sports managers, coaches and national athletes and coaches. A total of nine hundred and sixty participants were involved in the study. A reliability coefficient of r=0.87 was obtained for the instrument using Cronbach Alpha. Data were analyzed using multiple regressions to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. At the end of the study, it was discovered that managerial skill (B=.314; Beta =.250; t = 8.358; p<0.05) and government policy (B =.128; Beta =. 097; t = 3.563; p<0.05) made relative contributions to the dependent variable, personal/professional preparation (B = 3.688; Beta =.044; t = 1.794; p>0.05) did not make significant but minimal contribution to the development of sports in Nigeria