ORGANISATIONAL PATTERN AMONG SPORTS MANAGERS IN EBONYI STATE

Abstract

The study focused on organisational pattern adopted by sports managers in Ebonyi State.  Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study was anchored on system theory.  The population and sample size of the study was 141 sports managers from Ebonyi State ministry of youths and sports. Instrument for data collection was structured questionnaire. Data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation. The result from the study revealed there is systematic pattern among sports managers in Ebonyi State. It was also indicated that all the constituent part of the organisation are functional. The result from the study also revealed that there is Geographical pattern among sports managers in Ebonyi State. Based on this, the study recommended there is need for sports managers to improve on their skills for sports management in the state, cooperate bodies should join the Government of Ebonyi State in enhancing sports development in Nigeria and there is need for sports improvement through the employment of sports professionals in Ebonyi State