Post Pandemic Assessment of Availability and Compliance with Covid-19 Preventive Protocols by Athletes, Coaches and Spectators in Sport Arenas in Southwestern, Nigeria.

Abstract

The study investigated the availability and the level of compliance of athletes, officials, and coaches with the Covid-19 preventive in sports arena in Southwestern Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised all officials, athletes and spectators in sport arenas South-west Nigeria. Sample size comprised 220 respondents. The multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted for the study. Two questionnaires, titled: “State Athletes Welfare and COVID-19 Preventive Protocol Questionnaire” (SAWCPPQ) and the State Sports Administrators Questionnaire (SSAQ) were used to elicit information on the athletes’ welfare and compliance with COVID-19 preventive protocols. Data collected were analysed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics The findings also showed that there was moderate level of compliance with the Covid-19 preventive protocols among the athletes (63.1%), sports officials (61.9%) and spectators (61.1%), as 69 (31.36%) complied with the protocol all the time, while 151 (68.64%) only complied sometimes. The study concluded that there were preventive protocols in place at various sports arenas to ensure prevention of Covid-19. However, there were low level of compliance with the preventive protocols among the sportsmen and sportswomen during training and competitions in South West, Nigeria