TABLE
OF CONTENT
CERTIFICATION
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER
1
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.3
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.4
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.6
STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
1.7
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
1.8
DEFINITION OF TERMS
ABSTRACT
The
research proffer an assessment of the effect of English premiership matches on
youths.It appraises the current trend of wide support,interest and love for the
game of football. It analyses the effects it exact s on the youth and the
society in fostering integration, unity,
peace, passion, energy, and a means of entertainment and social relaxation.However
the research also analyses some negative effect such asthe outcome of conflict
arising from the game and the growing trend of youth fraternizing and even
negating their studies for the passion of football. A case analysis is
conducted to determine the effect of the game on nasarawa state university
undergraduate.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigerian
youths have formed part of the global followers of the British premier league
matches The national media’s specialty
at covering and broadcasting the league has been unprecedented. The passion,
zeal, accuracy, and dexterity with which presenters of football matches
broadcast and run commentary of the premiership and other leagues in nigeria
increases viewers’ love and interest for the game of football. Also developed
in viewers is the interest to identify with a club side as a fan/supporter. The
followership could be compared to that experienced with the Nigerian local
football league in the 1970 and mid 80s, which has since been reduced
drastically because of poor organization. Apart from the national media,
another medium providing Nigerians with the avenue to view live coverage of
these matches is the pay per-view centers, scattered all across the nation’s
cities. These viewing centers, specializing in providing pay per view services
of European football matches, have increased tremendously since the beginning
of the 21st century when more cable television net-works entered into the
business with fairly affordable subscription rates. Audiences viewing games,
plus fanatic support for particular clubs, have increased. An average Nigerian
youth and adult (male and female) are happy to identify as fan of a chosen club
side in the british premier league. Visits at these viewing centers will find
fans displaying knowledge of clubs history and player’s profiles, as well as
mini-fans club (non-formalized club). All members are known and are identified
as “our man’ and “our club” showing their unflinching support and love for
their chosen club.
The dexterity with which Nigerian youths have in
support and love for the premier league matches constitute the fundamental
basis for this research. The league had in recent times fosters a common front
in enhancing cultural and ethnic integration, peace, unity, love, harmony.
However there is the social negative
effect such as conflict, youth fraternity,andanti socialbehaviors.And in recent
times many youths have been found spending more times in betting houses than on
their studies .In 2006 and 2007, the effects of
English premiership on Nigerians (youths and adults alike) took a new dimension
when fans began to label streets after particular football club in the English
premiership. There was conflict in parts of Lagos and Ibadan, and other parts
of the country, which in some cases lead to violence and killings between
supporters of different clubs. Is ethnic identity growing from this? On the
surface, it seems that the characteristics of ethnicity are observably on the
rise.With this picture, one June conclude that football is an instigator in
causing conflict and the same time at integrating people a strong point or
element in peace and community building. The research therefore intends to
provide an assessment on the effect
of English premier league matches
on Nigerian youths with a case appraisal
on nassarawa state university undergraduates.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
problem confronting the research is to proffer an assessment on the
effects of EnglishPremier league showing
on Dstv on Nigerian youths with a case study of nassarawa state university undergraduate.
1.3 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1. What
is the nature of English premier league.
2.
What is the effect of English premier league matches on Nigerian youths.
3.
What is the effect of English premier league matches on nassarawa state
university undergraduate.
1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH
1
To determine the nature of English
premier league
2
To appraise the effect of English premier
3
To determine the effect of the league
on nassarawastate university undergraduate.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH
The research intends to determine the effect of
English premier league and to assess its effect on nassarawa state university
undergraduates.
It shall also serve a veritable source of
information concerning sports and social effect.
1.6 STATEMENT OF THE HYPOTHESIS
Ho
The level of nassarawa state university undergraduate watching premier league
is low.
Ho
The level of Nassarawa state university undergraduate watching premier league
is high.
Ho
The positive effect of English premier
league on nassarawa state university undergraduate is low.
Hi
The positive effect of English premier
league on nassarawa state university undergraduate is high
Ho
The negative effect of English premier league on nassarawa state university undergraduate
is low.
Hi
Thenegative effect of English premier league on nassarawa state university
undergraduate is high.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The research shall
proffer an assessment of the effect of English premier league matches on
Nigeria youths, with a case appraisal of the effect on nassarawa state
university undergraduate.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
SPORTS
DEFINED
Wuest and Bucher (1999) define sport as
recreation, as a socially acceptable and non-profit oriented activity performed
during leisure hours which provides immediate and inherent satisfactions to
participants.
RECREATION
DEFINED
Mull, Bayless, Ross and Jamieson (1997) see
recreation as a means, through which people are educated on how to lead a
positive live in their leisure hours.
LEISURE DEFINED
Leisure is taken as a period when an
individual is not engaged in any activity to earn a living. Derived from this
then, sport is not just leisure; it is also employable for other uses.