An Assessment on the Management of Intercollegiate Sports Program in Trinity University of Asia

  The analysis of the gathered data used the statistical tools like 
alpha coefficient to determine reliability of the questionnaires, the 
weighted mean, and the ANOVA f test (one way) to verify the significant 
difference in the assessment of the three respondents as to the 
management of intercollegiate sports program. 
 According to the overall mean scores in the area of training 
program, the athletes, coaches, and physical education teachers 
evaluated it as fully managed, fully managed, and managed respectively. 
 Based on the overall mean scores, the sports facilities are 
assessed as managed by the three groups  of respondents and which 
means that there is no significant difference in their assessment. 
 The over-all mean scores in the area of human resources imply that 
there is a significant difference on the assessment of the three 
respondents which they correspondingly assessed it as fully managed, 
managed, and managed. 
 The summary of the assessment on the management of the  sports 
program in the area of academic tie up illustrates that there is no 
significant difference on the assessment of the three groups based on the 
over-all mean scores presented which has the same managed verbal 
interpretation. 
 The area of budget allocation, it also depicts that there is no 
significant difference on the assessment of the three respondents with all 
having a managed interpretation. 
 The summary of ANOVA on the assessment of the three groups or 
respondents exemplifies that the five areas have different decisions which 
are: the hypothesis is rejected in the training program; accepted in sports 
facilities; rejected in human resources; and accepted both in academic tie 
up and budget allocation. 
 The action plan that can be proposed is through the employment of 
the sports development plan where it comprises the goals, task or actions, 
people involved, timescale, cost, monitoring, and feedback that will help 
create specific objectives to be attained by the management of 
intercollegiate sports program. 
 Based on the results of the study and the conclusions 
consequential from it, the following recommendations were formulated: 
1.)   In relation to the training program, proper scheduling of team 
training would be very beneficial in making the facilities readily 
accessible for athletes and coaches. In order to upgrade the 
knowledge of coaches of the different sports, the school needs to 
send them to different coaching seminars. The training objectives 
should be attained after each session through the coaches being 
open-minded for suggestions.  The training should starts as 
scheduled and should have an ample time to inculcate the right 
knowledge to athletes wherein the coaches would make use of a 
quality timeframe of the practice.   
2.)  In the area of sports facilities, the administration needs to upgrade 
the sports facilities of the school like the flooring of the court, 
provides adequate badminton courts, sports equipment and 
practice uniforms, and to upgrade the weights room. The school 
also needs to install additional water stations and to provide 
audio/video materials for listening and viewing materials as the 
athletes take their rest. 
3.)  On the part of human resources, the problems of the team 
addressed to administration should be taken into action and the 
center for human kinetics should always aim to upgrade of the 
status of the sports by having a proper communication through an 
open forum meeting so that all the necessary suggestions and 
recommendations by the involved parties should be taken due 
consideration. 
4.)   In the area of academic tie-up, the school needs to assist the 
athletes in their academics and to guide them in their future by 
providing tutorial classes and counseling program. In this way, the 
athletes will have a great future ahead of them not only limiting their 
capabilities in the field of sports but also in the entire aspect of their 
potentiality. 
5.)  The Center for Human kinetics should maintain the transparency of 
work to continuously enhance the sports program by increasing the 
budget through proper justifications. The center should also get a 
marketing officer that will help invite sponsorships and to look for 
alumni of the school that can help assist in financing the operations 
of the management of the intercollegiate sports program. 
Chapter 1 
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND 
 
Introduction 
Trinity University of Asia has been competing in the battle arena of 
sports in the past years since it started joining NCAA in 1974. The school 
is aware of the needs to enhance the talents of athletes and to provide a 
quality program that is very vital for the improvement of sports in the 
school.  Presently, there are about 148 athletes participating in the 
different fields of sports. In order to assess the management of 
intercollegiate sports program in connection with the performance of 
student-athletes in their academic tie-up, the sports facilities that would 
help develop the physical development of student-athletes, human 
resources, training program of coaches, and the budget allocation, a study 
should be developed. The researcher aims to focus the study on the 
extramural program on which the student-athletes and coaches are 
participating to give ways of improving the management of the 
intercollegiate sports program. 
The school has to improve its intercollegiate sports program 
considering that the institution has just turned into a university effective 
July 18, 2006. The administration must also focus their attention in 
 
2
 
 
uplifting the status of the institution in terms of performance output in the 
area of athletic activities. 
Management refers to the tasks or activities involved in managing 
an organization: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. (Hellriegel 
et al, p.8, 1999) Planning involves defining organizational goals and 
proposing ways to reach them.  Organizing is the process of creating a 
structure of relationships that will enable employees to carry out 
management’s plans and meet organizational goals.  Leading involves 
communicating with and motivating others to perform the tasks necessary 
to achieve the organization’s goals.  Lastly, controlling is the process by 
which a person, group, or organization consciously monitors performance 
and takes corrective action. 
Training Program is important to coaches and athletes to enhance 
their capabilities in their field of sports. It prepares the coaches and 
athletes for the extramural games bringing forth a competitive spirit. 
The sports facilities that are used by the student-athletes should be 
adequate enough.  In order for the student athletes to perform very well, 
they should have proper training and adequate sport facilities. They 
should be exposed in different extramural competitions which provide 
 
3
 
 
them the opportunity to display their skills and talents against other 
schools. 
In any organization, there is always an allocated budget to be able 
to carry out the task at hand.  The management of an organization can 
only be fully achieved to meets its objectives if there is financial support.  
The things discussed will always boil down to the academic tie-up 
that would be the core of the student-athletes to be qualified in 
participating extramural events.  They should pass 60 percent of their 
subjects in order for them to have the chance to represent the school. 
 
Background of the Study 
The Auditorium-Gymnasium which is also known as the Dr. Henry 
Noble Gym was inaugurated in 1973. The first athletic director of school 
was Lauro Mumar. The institution joined the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association in 1974. In school year 1981-1982, the organization won the 
NCAA Juniors Volleyball and Juniors Chess Championship. In 25
th
 of July 
1982, the school hosted the 58
th
 edition of the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association. In school year 1983-1984, the school won the NCAA Juniors 
Track and Field Championship. In school year 1984-1985, the institution 
won the NCAA Juniors Basketball Championship. But in 1986; the 
 
4
 
 
organization took a leave of absence from the said tournament.  The 
institution joined the Colleges and Universities Sports Association (CUSA) 
in its 6
th
 season and the traditional opening was held at the Ninoy Aquino 
Stadium in Vito Cruz, Manila last August 24, 2000.   
The sport events were participated in by the following colleges and 
universities namely: Alejandro Colleges, Central Colleges of the 
Philippines, De Ocampo Memorial School, La Consolacion College, Las 
Piñas College, Manuel L. Quezon University, Metro  Manila College, 
Philippine College of Criminology, Philippine Maritime Institute, Philippine 
Christian University, St. Claire College, St. Jude College, Technological 
Institute of the Philippines, Trinity University of Asia, University of the 
Assumption Pampanga. 
 The first sport events that the school participated in the 6
th
 season 
of Colleges and Universities Sports Association were basketball (Seniors, 
Women, and Juniors), Volleyball (Men and Women), Badminton, Table 
tennis, and Chess. Trinity College placed 2
nd
 runner-up over-all in 
Colleges and Universities Sports Association event. The host school of the 
6
th
 season of CUSA was Technological Institute of the Philippines.  
During the 7
th
 season of CUSA, St. Claire College and La 
Consolacion College left the league and were replaced by Gregorio 
 
5
 
 
Araneta University Foundation.  Alejandro College took a leave of 
absence from the said league.  Cheer dancing and swimming were added 
in the events.  The opening ceremony was held at the Araneta Coliseum 
on which Metro Manila College was the host school. The school won the 
Badminton championship (women’s division) and swimming championship 
but unluckily did not gained any place.  
During the 8
th
 season of CUSA. PATTS College of Aeronautics 
came back to the league and soccer was added as an additional event. In 
2002, during the same season, The Physical Education and Athletics 
Department was changed to Center for Human Kinetics. In the same year, 
on June 21, the institution inaugurated the Aqua pool. The organization 
has regained its momentum and placed 2
nd
 runner up over-all. 
The Center for Human Kinetics later on organized and added 
teams, sports clubs and dance troupe like: the swimming team, soccer 
team, pep squad, dance troupe, Arnis, Karate, and Taekwondo 
(ARKADO) club, and Darts club.  
In the past years, the school has participated in leagues, activities, 
and extramural events such as: 
1. Colleges and Universities Sports Association( CUSA) 
2. Metro Manila Basketball League (MMBL) 
 
6
 
 
3. MILO Best Center Women’s Basketball league(WBL) 
4. Ateneo Invitational Table Tennis Cup 
5. Adidas Streetball Challenge 
6. De La Salle- St. Benilde College Women’s Basketball 
Friendship Cup 
7. Glutaphos Inter- Collegiate Team Chess Championship 
8. John Ryder’s Basketball Tournament 
9. Ambrosio Padilla Basketball Cup(Men Varsity) 
10. 56
th
 Inter-Collegiate/ Secondary Basketball Championship 
(National Student Basketball Championship) 
11. Table Tennis Association of the Philippines(TATAP) National 
Age Group Championship, Baguio City 
12. 6
th
 Nestea Beach Volleyball University Championship, La 
Salle Greenhills 
13. First  Bacolod Invitational Badminton Tournament  
14. First Dragon Badminton Tournament, Camp Crame, Quezon 
City 
15. Philippine Integrated Chinese Athletic Association(PICAA) 
16. Inter-School  Invitational Chess Meet 
17. The First Inter-Collegiate Active Chess Tournament 
 
7
 
 
18. National Arnis Tournament  
19. Inter-Club Arnis Tournament 
 During the 9
th
 season of Colleges and Universities Sports 
Association, The school placed 1
st
 runner up in the over-all sports events. 
Philippine Maritime Institute was the host team. 
The 10
th
 season of Colleges and Universities Sports Association, 
the institution was the host school and won 1
st
 runner-up in the over-all 
standing.  
The opening ceremony of the 11
th
 season of Colleges and 
Universities and Sports Association was held in Araneta Coliseum. The 
school has maintained its position placing 1
st
 runner-up over-all. 
The past and present physical education/athletic directors were 
handled by various persons who managed the sports program of the 
school. They are responsible for administering the different intercollegiate 
sports event that includes the athletes, coaches, and physical education 
teachers of the school. 
As one of the student-athletes of Trinity University of Asia, it has 
inspired to do a research on the management of intercollegiate sports 
program of the school. The researcher has played for the institution for 
more than two years and would like to seek answers that will alleviate the 
 
8
 
 
management of intercollegiate sports program and to improve the 
performance of the athletes.   
It is in this context, that the researcher pursued this research study 
in order to enhance the output of athletes of the school. 
 
Conceptual Framework 
 This study revolves around the key administrative concepts as 
mentioned by Treumper (1993) that the understanding of management of 
a certain organization will not be achieved unless one knows the meaning 
of authority, power, delegation, responsibility, and accountability. These 
concepts are not only for administrators but also for all the staff members, 
coaches, and athletes. These concepts are interrelated and an effective 
administrator applies them in a judicious manner for the benefit of the 
management of the intercollegiate sports program. The key administrative 
concepts are defined as: 
Authority is the right given to a person to act in certain ways to 
carry out tasks of the organization. It is the power given to a person 
because of the office he or she holds. The authority given to a person 
should be spelled out in the job description of the position and should be 
commensurate with the responsibility.                         
 
9
 
 
 Power is ability to command or control others.  Some power comes 
from the authority given to a person because of the position he or she 
holds. For example, the manager of a certain organization can fire and 
hire employees is able to control and affect the behavior of others. 
Delegation is the shifting of authority to another person. 
Administrative duties tend to overwhelm people who do not know how or 
are afraid to give authority to other staff people.  It is important to specify 
the tasks to be done and give the person the authority to carry out the 
duties involved. 
Responsibility is the obligation to carry out assigned tasks in an 
acceptable way. When accepting a position or job, the administrator 
accepts responsibility for the duties involved.  An administrator may 
delegate authority to one or more colleagues for a specific assignment or 
for a designated facet of a program. However, the administrator is still held 
responsible by superiors for all the activities. 
Accountability is the responsibility to successfully perform a task or 
duty. Administrators are responsible to someone for their actions. People 
who accept administrative responsibility are accountable for their actions.