ปัจจัยที่ส่งเสริมความเป็นเลิศของนักกีฬาเปตองทีมชาติไทย FACTORS THAT PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THAI NATIONAL PETANQUE ATHLETES

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study the level of opinions on the factors that promote excellence of Thai national Petanque athletes, 2) to study association among training, self-development, family support, Petanque federation support and excellence of national Petanque athletes. Researcher has gathered data by using questionnaire with 120 Thai national Petanque athletes, analyzed the data by using mean, standard deviation and Pearson product moment correlation of variance. The results can be concluded as:

          (1) In essence, these factors mentioned above are highly associated with athletes’ performance, as family support was ranked as the most affecting factor, and training, self-development, and Petanque federation support, respectively.

          (2) Association between training, self-development, family support, Petanque federation support with excellence of Thai national Petanque athletes are found to be significant at the level of 0.05

          Suggestions from the research are that the training program should be a long-term program, the training regimen should also be planned with sport scientific knowledge to support Petanque athlete’s potential, the Petanque federation should let the athletes participate in national and international competitions and tournaments, making the athletes further develop themselves, the athlete’s family should support the athlete both mentally and financially, the Petanque federation should send athletes to participate in international competitions and select skilled athletes from certified clubs to be national athletes, and provide essential equipment for the competitions.