STATUS OF EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS AT TRA VINH UNIVERSITY, VIETNAM

Kien Hau, Nguyen Toan Nang, Le Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Phạm Thanh Thuy An, Nguyen Quang Vinh

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Extracurricular Sports Activities are voluntary and organized physical activities conducted outside of regular academic hours, designed to suit the interests, gender, ages, and health conditions of students. This research was conducted with the aim of providing information on the status of extracurricular Sports activities among students at Tra Vinh University, Vietnam. The research employed research methods such as literature synthesis and analysis, sociological survey, and statistical mathematics to address the aims of the research. The study sample includes 750 students at Tra Vinh University. The findings indicate that students primarily participated in volleyball, soccer, ping pong, pantaque, and pickleball. The form of training is mainly categorized in self-practice, in teams, or in clubs without coaches, exercised for over an hour, trained at the dormitory, sports center, and participated in the evening after class and in the morning. The sports clubs were found to be spontaneous, passive, uncoordinated, and dependent, thus lacking consistency and quality.

 

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extracurricular sport activities, students, Tra Vinh University, Vietnam

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v12i5.5986

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