Teshome Zemenu, Wolde Bezabeh, Abrham Teketel, Tadesse Tefera
Sport Academy, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar P.O. Box 3001, Ethiopia.
Sport Science Department, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 1176, Ethiopia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Apr 13;10(4):719. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10040719.
Youth athletes' talent identification and development has become a serious concern around the globe. However, empirical evidence regarding youth sports policies and practices is limited. Emphasizing the talent development needs of youth volleyball players, in this study, the authors evaluated the practices and challenges of a youth volleyball development program in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. This study addressed this concern by drawing upon Stufflebeam's context, input, process, product (CIPP) model to explore a youth volleyball development program across the training sites located in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. With the help of this model, this study evaluated the prevailing contexts, allocated inputs, program implementation processes, and products. To this end, this study used multiple case studies involving ten youth project sites. The study participants included samples of participants (n = 179), consisting of youth volleyball players (n = 167), their coaches (n = 8), regional volleyball administrators, and regional educational office physical education coordinators (n = 4). The study participants identified some benefits from participating in the youth volleyball program, which included increased physical activity and health, enhanced positive interpersonal relationships, and knowledge of how to cope with challenges. However, they reported several challenges attributable to contextual constraints which included a lack of the necessary facilities and resources, lack of concern and convenient settings, poor implementation practices, and minimal outcomes. The findings suggest that the challenges of youth volleyball development in Ethiopia are complex and emanate from the context, input, process, and products. Accordingly, when addressing the issues of youth volleyball, it is necessary to develop systems, processes, methods, and tools that recognize all these concerns.
青少年运动员的人才识别与培养已成为全球范围内的一个严重关切问题。然而，关于青少年体育政策和实践的实证证据有限。本研究强调青少年排球运动员的人才培养需求，评估了埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉州一个青少年排球发展项目的实践与挑战。本研究借鉴斯塔弗尔比姆的背景、投入、过程、产品（CIPP）模型来探讨埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉州各训练地点的一个青少年排球发展项目，以此解决这一关切问题。借助该模型，本研究评估了当前背景、分配的投入、项目实施过程及产品。为此，本研究采用了涉及十个青少年项目地点的多案例研究。研究参与者包括参与者样本（n = 179），其中有青少年排球运动员（n = 167）、他们的教练（n = 8）、地区排球管理人员以及地区教育办公室体育协调员（n = 4）。研究参与者指出参与青少年排球项目有一些益处，包括增加身体活动和健康、增进积极的人际关系以及应对挑战的知识。然而，他们报告了一些因背景限制导致的挑战，包括缺乏必要的设施和资源、缺乏关注和便利的环境、实施实践不佳以及成果极少。研究结果表明，埃塞俄比亚青少年排球发展面临的挑战是复杂的，且源于背景、投入、过程和产品。因此，在解决青少年排球问题时，有必要开发能够认识到所有这些关切的系统、流程、方法和工具。
