<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study was carried out to examine constraints to sport participation among female secondary school students in Hlanganani rural area, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 101 female students aged 17–24 years from four secondary schools were recruited to participate in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results indicated that the dress code, lack of energy, lack of family support and family commitment were identified as major constraints to sport participation among female students. The results of this study provide practical implications for promoting and developing female sports programmes in rural schools. This study suggests that stakeholders such as parents, peers, and teachers should motivate and encourage female students to participate in school sport. Additionally, the study recommended that in order to promote sport participation in rural areas, the values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and customs that restrict females from participating in sport and physical activity should be dissented.</p></abstract>

This study was carried out to examine constraints to sport participation among female secondary school students in Hlanganani rural area, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 101 female students aged 17–24 years from four secondary schools were recruited to participate in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Results indicated that the dress code, lack of energy, lack of family support and family commitment were identified as major constraints to sport participation among female students. The results of this study provide practical implications for promoting and developing female sports programmes in rural schools. This study suggests that stakeholders such as parents, peers, and teachers should motivate and encourage female students to participate in school sport. Additionally, the study recommended that in order to promote sport participation in rural areas, the values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and customs that restrict females from participating in sport and physical activity should be dissented.

Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa

European Review Of Applied Sociology

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This study was carried out to examine constraints to sport participation among female secondary school students in Hlanganani rural area, Limpopo Province,...

Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Published Online: Jun 15, 2015

Page range: 6 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eras-2015-0001

Keywords
female, students, sport, participation, constraints

© Ntwanano Alliance Kubayi

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Female Sport Participation In South African Rural Schools: Analysis Of Socio-Cultural Constraints

Published Online: Jun 15, 2015

Page range: 6 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eras-2015-0001

Keywordsfemale, students, sport, participation, constraints

© Ntwanano Alliance Kubayi

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
female, students, sport, participation, constraints