Abstract:
Sri Lankan students who compete at the school level are more talented and show
excellent performances. Despite the fact that they won the university-level
competitions, it was evident that their performance had slightly declined.
Therefore, the current study was aimed to pinpoint the causes of the players'
decline in performance at the university level in Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study
was done with a sample of 80 university athletes who weren't performing at a high
school level (n = 80). The target population were selected from under the four
universities where the undergraduates follow the sport science or physical
education degree programmes. A questionnaire which contained 35 statements
under main six independent variables (Academic, individual, economic, social,
motivation and family) including 5-point Likert scale, was used to collect the data.
According to the descriptive statistics, family variable had shown a large number
of value than other variables. Mean value was 24.77. This study results indicated
the highest dropout reason was ‘family’. This study concluded that most of the
university level athletes’ dropout their performance because of their family. In
order to create a positive environment for student-athletes that supports their
academic and athletic success, addressing these issues requires cooperation among
universities, sports organizations, and other stakeholders.
