Sports Interest and Enjoyment as Perceived by Street Children
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street children, socialization, sports interest, sports enjoyment, children, playAbstract
Philippines has been identified as third world country where poverty and corruption is common. Which produces a lot of marginalize family that often produces kids who seek alms and beg in the streets. Street children are those who spend considerable time living and working on the streets to survive. Despite their condition, they still find time to enjoy and play on the streets by engaging in different sports and physical activities that is available in their surroundings. As a concerned society, to intervene for the improvement of welfare of the street children is essential. This study investigated the sports interests and sports enjoyment of the street children to design a specific sports program in accordance with their needs. It delimited its scope to the street children of district 3 of Sta. Cruz Manila ages from 11 – 15 only. Descriptive method of research was used to come up with accurate interpretation of the findings. A survey questionnaire was adapted for the gathering of data. The result of the study shows that basketball is the most favored team sports by the male while volleyball for the female given its popularity in our country while swimming emerged as the most preferred sports by the respondents. Street children find sports as an avenue to meet and be with friends since while exposed in the streets and have unlimited time to play. It was determined that as the street children engage in sports, their total individual aspect (physical, mental, emotional and social) contributed to improving their lives as an adaptable individual despite the plight of being street children who works and live in the streets.
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