Fariba Afshoon; Vahid . Rafiei Dehbidi; Sayed Ehsan Amir Hosseini; Ali pirzad
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the factors affecting the development of rural and indigenous sports. The present study was conducted in terms of applied purpose, in terms of method, descriptive and a mixture of qualitative and quantitative. Sampling in the qualitative section was ...
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The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the factors affecting the development of rural and indigenous sports. The present study was conducted in terms of applied purpose, in terms of method, descriptive and a mixture of qualitative and quantitative. Sampling in the qualitative section was based on a specialized and purposeful panel and the number of samples was equal to 20 people. The statistical population in the quantitative section, including officials and employees of the Federation of Rural and Indigenous Sports, 115 heads, secretaries and vice-chairmen of the provincial rural and indigenous sports boards of the provinces, was equal to 115 people who were selected as a sample. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire including 39 factors affecting the development of rural and indigenous sports. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 10 professors of sports management at the university and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. SPSS and AMOS software were used for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and AHP method was used for factor prioritization. The results showed that 39 factors were in the form of components of financial resources, executive factors, environmental factors, attitude and support, facilities and equipment, respectively. , Human resources, managerial factors, educational measures, motivational growth and socio-cultural are effective. Adequate funding for the implementation of sports programs and the holding of regular integrated competitions, national leagues and sports festivals will contribute to the development of rural sports and local indigenous games.