A study on the factors motivating women students to participate in sports

The purpose of the present study was to identify the reasons that restrict women participation in sports and also to motivate the women to take up sports as a profession and to make them to participate in sports. The study was conducted to 120 Chennai women, who were fit in all aspects and fit for analysis,. Both primary and secondary data were used for the study. Primary data a well structured questionnaire and secondary data from books, journals and internet.150 questionnaire were distributed, in that only 120 responded. SPSS and Excel were used to analyze the results, statistical tool used for analyzing the data are the Percentage analysis, chi-square test with the help of cross-tabulation, rank analysis and weighted average score. Social and cultural factors that also motivate women participation in sports. Participation rates among girls and women are much lower than men; this gender gap is caused by many barriers which can be categorized as Practical, personal, social and cultural. These play a significant role in women and girls attitudes and behavior with recommendations how sports delivers can help to overcome them. Fitness must be made essential for all women students. An array of sports programmes can be started for all the age group of women students. It can be initiated with right efforts and there is lot of scope in the future for women to participate further.