it teaches you a lot’’ (43 years)
Participant 2 (RP-C) said: I was irregularly playing with my team because the coach was overly enthusiastic, he made us do too much and I had fatigue all the time. I have been regular for the past seven months ever since we had a new coach. …….she listens, understands and approachable (29 years)
Participant (RP-C) 12 said: I prefer female coaches…….they are definitely more………um nurturing and I like that (31 years)
Participant 60 (EP-C) said: All I need is a qualified, coach who is passionate and can push me to my limits. A committed and skillful coach will do it for me (21 years)
Participant 1 (EP-C) As an attentive coach, I am always in tune with my athletes…… I try to meet their goal ……… it is easier coaching the female teams (44 years)
4.2.1.3 Economic Factors
The economic factors influencing participation are as follows: 5(10%) of R and 20(100%) of E participated for financial benefits (job, cash, and scholarship etcetera). 39(78%) of R and 19(95%) of E played for opportunities/privileges (fame/connections/influence) 37(74) of R and 17(85%) of E participated because they had support (from coaches, family, peers, community, school). For example,
Participant 61 (EP-C) said:
‘’since I got my job, I got better and better. It was easier for me for the fact that I was with the national team for 16years. It
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There are several factors influencing womens participation in sports, these include the gender and experience level (Byers et al 2012:148). For centuries, a discipline like golf has been perceived as an elitist sports for older people with high socioeconomic background who used sports to excluded women from sports, maintain gendered practices and class systems (Woodside and Kozak 2014, Guttmann 1991:1-2). They also said their ability to pay to participate gave them the power to choose the kind of service they required. For