摘要：This present study aimed to evaluate the parental concerns like finance, attitude, pressure and motivation on part of their parents with reference to female participation in sports. This study principally aimed to identify the parental problems of the female athletes in connection to their participation in sports at elite level in our Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In addition to that, following were some of the objectives of this particular study: a) to look at the parental financial troubles faced by female elite athlete in connection to their sports participation, b) to determine the parents attitude that create hurdle in the way of female sports participation, and c) to investigate the parental pressure and motivation confronting female elite athlete in response to their sports participation. A representative sample of 140 female athletes belong to different areas of the province was selected and participated in the study. The responses of elite athletes were analyzed with the help of step-wise regression. It is concluded from the study that almost all of the athletes have parental problems like finance, attitude and lack of motivation in connection to their sports participation.
