APPRAISING THE PERCEPTION OF ATHLETES ON THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN PARALYMPIC SPORTS

Abstract

This study appraised the perception of athletes towards the use of technology in Paralympic sports. The study adopted a descriptive survey study. The target population for this study was all the athletes in Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna State. Purposive sampling technique was used to choose one hundred (100) athletes to participate in the study. Questionnaire was the instrument used in this study and two research questions and one research hypothesis were used to guide the conduct of the study. The reliability of the instrument after subjecting it to Cronback alpha was 0.78. The results of the findings revealed that, athletes perceived the use of technology to be very useful for Paralympic sports. It was also indicated that, there was no significant difference in the perception of both male and female towards using technology for Paralympic sports. Based on this, it was recommended that, the Paralympic sports administrators and authority should encourage the use of technology in Paralympic sports activities.