The State And The Problem Of The Athlete Preparation Of Chiang Mai In Order To Participate In The 46th National Sport Games In Chiang Rai

Abstract

The research aimed to study the state and problem of the athlete preparation of Chiang Mai in order to participate in National Sports Games in the area of athlete selection, the area of places and equipment for practicing, the area of practicing and the area of budget and welfare. The population was the coaches and the athletes practicing for being the province’s representatives with the number of 254. The purposive sampling was implemented. Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation and Paired sample t-test were implemented. The findings were that the state and problem of athlete preparation in overall was at high level with the average of 3.78, the standard deviation as 0.425 when comparing with the criteria being at high level. When considering each area, it was found that the area of athlete selection was at the first rank with the average of 3.88 and the standard deviation as 0.547, the area of place and equipment for practicing with the average of 3.77 and the standard deviation as 0.509, the area of practicing with the average of 3.76 and the standard deviation as 0.558 and the area of budget and welfare with the average of 3.71 and the standard deviation as 0.505 respectively while comparing with the criteria being at high level in every area. For the t-test with the statistical significance as 0.05, it was found that there was no difference of the athletes with different genders’ opinions toward the state and problem of the athlete preparation (t-prob as 0.476). Besides, According to the suggestions, it was found the Sports Authority of Thailand Office, Chiang Mai should realize the importance of athlete selection by planning for the preparation of next athlete recruitment