The widespread flare-up of Novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has had a significant impact on any aspect of human life, including schooling, and the exasperating range of the incurable infection created chaos within the educational system, forcing the closure of educational institutions all over the world. Subsequently, educational institutions have moved to online teaching to abridge the effects on learners’ academic learning, likewise, sports co - curricular activities are also being taught using online learning platforms. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of conducting sports co -curricular activities through online learning platforms to both learners and teachers. Quantitative research design was employed where two sets of questionnaires were used in collecting data from 80 Senior 2 learners and 10 sports teachers at a secondary school in Klang. The data was analysed using descriptive analysis and findings indicated that that online platform is a viable approach to carry out online sports activities amid the times of COVID-19 due to the transition in education. Finally, implications and suggestions for further research are made which is to shed light on learners’ thoughts, opinions, views, and feelings on the implementation of online sports co - curricular activities.
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