Abstract
M.Comm.
Physical education and school sport are for the majority of students the only
opportunity to be involved in physical activity and sport. In the new educational
system, where physical education is being phased out due to the new teacherpupil
ratios, school sport has to take over the role of physical education. The
focus has shifted to school sport to fulfill the educational role, in terms of sport
previously done by physical education. A case study was done at a school
where the management of educationally justified school sport and physical
activities was analyzed.
The problem of what the management of the educationally justified school sport
and physical activity would entail is seen as the central point of this study. To
solve this main problem three sub-problems should be addressed, namely:
• what educationally justified school sport and physical activities entail?
• what the management of school sport and physical activities entail?
• how the management of educationally justified school sport and physical
activities manifested in a school?
As a result of the problem statement, the all-encompassing aim of this study is to
develop criteria for the management of educationally justified school sport and
physical activities. In order to achieve this all-encompassing aim, it was
necessary to:
• describe the role of educationally justified school sport and physical
activities~
• analyze and describe the management of school sport and physical activities;
and
• analyze the management of educationally justified school sport and physical
activities in a school.
To find possible solutions to the stated main- and sub-problems, the
development of children and the role the school has to play in that development
was described in the literature study. Management and all the different
management functions were also described in the literature study.
A case study was undertaken to analyze and describe the management of
educationally justified sport and physical activities in a school. A questionnaire
was compiled and handed out to the teachers involved in school sport and
physical activities to complete. A structured interview was also compiled and
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the two members of the top management involved with sport and physical
activities were interviewed.
The following conclusions were drawn from the literature survey research:
• school sport and physical activities will be educationally justified if children
are led to achieving an all round development through their participation in
school sport and physical activities.
• it is essential that teachers realise that sport and physical activities are an
extension of the classroom and it can be used as a tool in the development of
children to total adulthood.
• for management to be successful it needs to adhere to the following
functional areas. This includes:
• the marketing function;
• the external relations function;
• the financial function;
• the human resources function;
• facility and event management;
• risk management.
The following conclusions were drawn from the case study:
• educationally justified sport and physical activities are not managed
according to drawn up criteria.
• some functional areas are managed properly while others don't get any
attention.
• a good starting point will be to set a vision and mission for school sport and
physical activities.
• more people could be involved in strategic management for school sport and
physical activities.