Influence of Peer Interaction through Peer Components on Talent Identification for Players in Rugby Clubs in Kenya
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Date
2020
Authors
Otieno, Michael D.
Bailasha, Nicholas K.
Rintaugu, Elijah G.
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Publisher
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
Abstract
The quality of the relationship between adolescents
and their peers, as well as the type of peers they associate with,
play important roles in aiding or impeding their career choices.
The influence of peer interaction through peer components have,
however, not been examined in talent identification amongst
rugby players in Kenya. The objective of this study therefore was
to investigate the influence of peer components on talent
identification for players in rugby clubs in Kenya. The peer
components included rugby being viewed as a prestigious sport,
on the basis of social interaction and as a health and fitness gain.
Data were collected using Questionnaires and interviews from
rugby players (n= 125) and coaches (n=15) during the 2018/2019
Kenya Rugby Union league competition. Data were analyzed
through both descriptive and inferential statistics of Chi- square
test of independent measures.
The study concluded that the peer components had a significant
influence on talent identification for rugby players in Kenya. In
addition, the most influential peer component was identified as
health and fitness gains from the findings. The study
recommends the use of friends as a key socio-economic variable
for talent identification for rugby clubs in Kenya. Other studies
involving other socio-cultural components that are likely to
impact on talent identification like family, coaches, schools, club
infrastructure, need to be conducted
Description
A research article published in International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
Keywords
Rugby, Coaches, Peers, Talent, Players
Citation
Michael D. Otieno, Nicholas K. Bailasha, Elijah G. Rintaugu “Influence of Peer Interaction through Peer Components on Talent Identification for Players in Rugby Clubs in Kenya” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) vol.4 issue 5, pp.178-183 May 2020 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-4-issue-5/178-183.pdf