GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

The crux of this study anchored on the predictors of students’ non-participation in sports in public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design to determine the relationship between variables and use these relationships to make inference. The study also adopted a purposive sampling technique in selecting 320 students (152 males and 168 female students) from tertiary institution drawn from all tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom state offering Physical and Health Education for data analyses. The instrument used for data collection in this study was The Students Participation in Sport Questionnaire (SPSQ) and The Sport Equipment’s Availability and Adequacy Checklist (SEAAC) developed by the researcher. The instruments were duly validated, and its reliability estimate established at 0.82. The data were collected and collated, and the three null hypotheses tested at .05 alpha level using pearson product moment correlation analysis (PPMC) statistical tool. The result showed that there exists a strong positive significant correlation between availability of sport equipment and students’ participation in sports among public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. That gender significantly predicted student’s participation in sports among public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria. And that there was a strong positive correlation between adequacy of sports infrastructure and students’ non-participation in sports, which was statistically significant. Based on this result It was recommended among others, that government provides and make available sport equipment in schools for students’ participation in sports especially public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. Also, teacher should utilize the available sports facilities in schools to bridge the gender gap and gender bias in sport participation in public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State.