Master of Arts in Physical Education
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Item The Training program of short distance runners in the public secondary schools in Baguio City(1999-04) Mendoza, Maria Glena C.This study was conducted to evaluate the training program of short distance runners in the public secondary schools in Baguio City. Specifically, it sought to answer the extent and differences of use of following training preparations, conditioning, pre-competition, competition, post competition, the extent of adequacy of the facilities and equipment used by athletes and their coaches/ trainors in their training, degree of seriousness of problems/ difficulties that are encountered by athletes and their coaches/ trainors in their training. The descriptive method was used with the questionnaire as the instrument in gathering data of the study. The statistical tools used were percentage and weighted mean. This study has the following findings: 1. The extent in performing the activities in the four season training reflect the following: a. These were often performed by the athletes and coaches/trainors under the conditioning preparation. b. These were seldom done by the respondents under the pre-competition training. c. These were often performed by the respondents under the competition training. d. These were seldom performed by the athletes under the post-competition training. e. These were sometimes used by the coaches/trainors under the post-competition training. 2. The facilities used by the respondents were found to be inadequate. The equipment used by the respondents were found to be slightly adequate. 3. The problems/difficulties encountered by the respondents were considered moderately serious. From the results, the following conclusions have been drawn: 1. The extent in performing activities by athletes and coaches/trainors vary dependent on the type of season training. 2. Maximum usage of facilities and equipment have not been considered by athletes and coaches/trainors. 3. Problems are rated differently by the two groups of respondents. Based on the foregoing findings, the following recommendations are forwarded: 1. As a whole, the activities under the conditioning, pre-competition, and competition should be done frequently to improve and maintain the skills of the runners. 2. Athletes should engage in other sports activities that fit their own biological cycle. 3. Purchase of necessary training equipment and constructing facilities for short distance events should be given priority by school administrators and thus be included in the school budget. 4. The coaches should likewise consider the abilities of the athletes to perform physical tasks in order to meet the pressures of training. 5. School administration should also consider the financial needs of the athletes as well as their coaches/trainors. They should be given additional incentives/salary especially during training and competition. 6. Coaches and trainors should be encouraged to attend in-service training to improve their coaching and training skills. 7. Coaches should expose athletes to more competitions. 8. Coaches should prepare a five-year development plan for the athletes to include the following: a. Athletes development; b. Coaches development; c. Facilities and equipment development. 9. Administrators, sports coordinators and specialists review and assess the training program prepared by the coaches/trainors. 10. There should be an assessment of the performance of the athletes.