Abstract:
To study and compare the state and problems of the Thai Amateur Swimming Association as perceived by the board of the Thai Amateur Swimming Association, the team manager, the trainers and athletes. Ten questionnaires were sent to the committee of the Thai Amateur Swimming Association and 1o or 100 percent of questionnaires were returned. The questionnaires were also sent to 28 boards of the Association, 83 team managers, 83 trainers, and 40 Thailand National Swimmers. The total of 234 questionnaires were sent out and 199 (or 85.04 percent) were returned. The data were then analyzed in terms of percentages, means and standard deviations. One-Way ANOVA was use to test the significant differences. The Scheffe method was also employed to determine the significant differences between means. The findings were as follows: 1. The whole proceeding state of the Thai Amateur Swimming Association was at the moderate level in the areas of planning, organization, staff organization, budgeting, location and material, co-ordinating and reporting while the directing area was at the good level. 2. All problems of the Thai Amateur Swimming Associations were at the high level in the areas of planning, organization, staff organization, budgeting, location and material, directing, co-ordinating and reporting. 3. The whole proceeding state of the Thai Amateur Swimming Association as perceived by the Association board, team manager, trainers, and athletes was significantly different at the .05 level and the procedures in each area was also significantly different at the .05 level. 4. The problems of the whole proceeding of the Thai Amateur Swimming Association as perceived by the Association board, team manager, trainers, and athletes were not significantly different at the .05 level and the procedures in the areas of planning, staff organizing, directing and co-ordinating, organizing and reporting were not significantly different at the .05 level, whereas the areas of budgeting, location and material were significantly different at the .05 level