Recreation as the basis of competitive sports in Kenyan universities
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Date
1998
Authors
Kiganjo, G. M.
Wasonga, T. A.
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Kenya Association for Health, Physical Education, recreation, Sport and Dance
Abstract
This paper emphasizes the vital role played by recreation as a foundation of
enhancing mass participation and competitive engagement in sports in Kenyan
universities. The tendency of Kenyan universities has been to put more emphasis on
competitive sports at the expense' of recreation. A related approach suggests a need
for a change. Based on the spillover, and philosophical model of sporting
programmes, the paper examines recreational sport as the basis of competitive
sports. This is done against the existing background of various types of competitive
and recreation sports in Kenyan public universities. Sport involvement requires an
understanding of constraints related to provision and availability of facilities,
equipment, funding, programmes, time, manpower, and sport policy. The paper
outlines various suggestions to increasing levels of recreative participation by first
emphasizing recreation followed by instructional physical education and competitive
sports while diminishing constraints affecting sport involvement.
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Book chapter
Keywords
Recreation, Competitive Sports, Spillover theory, Observation method, Mass participation