Determinants of Team Sport Participation Decision in the Wake of the Pandemic Among University Youth

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected sport participation at universities around the world. The decision to participate among sport-minded youth at university is influenced by numerous factors. The study was conducted to investigate a certain salient factors determining decision-making by university youth about participating in team sport. The sample was represented by 324 members of university youth who were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. They voluntarily responded to an electronic survey with no renumerations. Binary logistic regression was chosen as the statistical technique used to evaluate the hypotheses. The results revealed that team sport participation could be significantly predicted by these explanatory variables. The study provided a reference for promoting participation in sports, exercise, and physical activity for the university youth cohort. University administrators gained insights from the findings in planning their intramural sports events. Future sport management research could further investigate the mechanisms underlying this model and other potential factors.

Keywords

• university
• youth sport
• pandemic
• team sport
• sport participation