THE PROBLEMS OF SOCCER PLAYERS IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION (Sample of Ankara)

The aim of this research is to determine the problems of high-school licensed soccer players in their family, club, and school lives. Participants of the research are 382 licensed soccer players, educated in 14 public high schools at the central district of Ankara in 2008-2009. The data collection method of this research is the survey method. Using data drawn from the survey, frequency (f) and percentage (%) distributions of respondents’ demographics and problems were identified. In analyzing the relationship between opinions of student soccer players and their demographic profiles, Cross-Tabulations and chi-square analyses were used. As to test the findings, 0.05 level of significance was chosen. Research findings show that there is no statistically meaningful correlation between the problems student soccer players face in their family life and their ages, or their parents’ occupations, or their economic conditions (p 0.05). There is no statistically meaningful correlation between the problems student soccer players face in their club life and their ages, or the level of the league they play in (p 0.05). A statistically meaningful correlation was detected between the problems student soccer players face in their school life and the class they attend, or number of training sessions per week, or daily training hours (p 0,05).