| dc.description.abstract | Over the past three decades, the level of soccer performance in Uganda has been on the decline.
Several _fact?rs have been advanced for this trend, including the poor management practices of
the soccer administrators, which in tum has been attributed to low academic levels and lack of
professional training. However, a large section of the soccer fraternity was of the view that
experience as a player was sufficient for one to efficiently manage a soccer club. This prompted
a study to compare the profiles (including academic qualifications, professional training,
However a large section of the soccer fraternity was of the view that
experience as a player was sufficient for one to efficiently manage a soccer club
experience and remuneration) of selected soccer club managers in Uganda and their managerial
competencies. It was carried out under the title: "The relationship between profiles and
managerial competencies of selected soccer club managers in Uganda." The purpose of this
study was to establish whether there is a relationship between the profiles of the selected soccer
club managers and their managerial competencies. The study was guided by three objectives
which involved establishing the profiles of the selected soccer club managers, assessing their
managerial competencies, and establishing whether there was a relationship between the profiles
and managerial competencies of these managers. The study used a correlation and descriptive
survey design. The managers and assistant managers of all the fourteen Super League Clubs and
seventeen Big League Clubs were involved in the study, bringing the sample size to sixty-two
respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed using means, frequencies,
percentages, standard deviation, Pearson Correlation and one-way ANOV A. The findings
revealed that there was a positive correlation of .522 (at p= 0.01 significance level), between the
profiles and managerial competencies of the selected soccer club managers. Those who had
attained a higher level of academic qualifications, spent a longer duration in club management,
earned a salary, and received fringe benefits, had more managerial competencies. However, of
all the profiles considered in the study, the level of academic qualifications had the strongest
relationship with managerial competencies at .522(at p=O, 01), with remuneration in forms other
than salary having the weakest relationship at .269(at p=O, 01). Results also showed that most
managers exhibited more competencies in the field of human resource management. The study
recommended that profiles of the soccer club managers in Uganda should be improved through
Manager Development courses and seminars in order to improve their managerial competencies,
and that minimum qualification should be set for soccer club managers at different levels. | en_US |
