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Table 34: Effective facilitation in schools – learner opinions Suggestion School sport leagues Effective Wednesday sport day More competitions in same school More qualified coaches Other
Percentage 55.2 42.1 34.6 31.0 4.8
Note: learners could choose more than one option
Learners were given an opportunity to indicate how NSSCP should be effectively facilitated in schools and they could select more than one option. “School sport leagues” had the highest representation of 55.2%, followed by “effective Wednesday sport day” with a representation of 42.1%. “More competit ions in same school” and “more qualified coaches” had more or less equal representation of below 35%. The above mentioned suggestions could enable the implementation of the championship, according to the learners. The "Other" option included the following comments from the learners: i) Equipment and facilities (4 learners) ii) School rules strict – no sports days (2 learners) iii) More funding iv) Communication between the province and the schools v) Outside coaches with more knowledge of the sport would increase interest vi) Teachers need to reach out more vii) Allow us to compete at school viii) To have us play where more people can see us perform ix) Focus more on the players already playing, using them to attract others by rewarding them more Learners were also asked what they thought could make the whole Programme a better experience for school children. The question was interpreted in different ways by learners: some answered in relation to the school sport programme and development in general, while others referred specifically to the national championship event. Table 35 presents the different themes that emerged along with the frequency of mentions.
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