Ministry of Youth and Sports Strategic Studies on Youth and Sports 2821-1278 20 52 2021 08 23 Identifying and Ranking Obstacles to the Development of Beach Soccer in Iran Identifying and Ranking Obstacles to the Development of Beach Soccer in Iran 81 94 441 FA Hamid Reza Zarei Master Degree, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran Somayeh Emadi Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Darion Branch, Islamic Azad University,Darion, Iran Zahrab Gohari Ph.D. in Physical Education, Secretary of Physical Education, Fars Province Education Department, Shiraz, Iran Gholam Reza Jabbari Master Degree in Physical Education, Secretary of Physical Education, Tehran Province Education Department, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2020 02 10 The study is to identify and rank the obstacles to the development of beach soccer in Iran. This research is applied in terms of purpose and data collection was done in the field and in a mixed qualitative and quantitative manner. The statistical population in the quantitative part, including the officials of the beach soccer committee of the federation and the football delegations, the managers of the clubs and the prominent coaches of the national beach soccer teams were equal to 50 people and in the qualitative part, 12 experts. Due to the limited statistical population, the statistical sample was equal to the population. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire including 29 obstacles to the development of beach soccer in the country. The validity of the researcher-made questionnaire was confirmed by 10 university professors and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha test (α = 0/88). The Delphi method was used to identify obstacles to the development of beach soccer and the Friedman test was used to rank the obstacles in the inferential statistics section. The findings showed that 29 obstacles were identified and prioritized in managerial and executive dimensions and areas, facilities and equipment, financial and economic, attitude and support of officials, and human and environmental, respectively. The officials of the federation should first of all remove the obstacles in the field of management and administration and then remove the obstacles of facilities and equipment in their agenda. The study is to identify and rank the obstacles to the development of beach soccer in Iran. This research is applied in terms of purpose and data collection was done in the field and in a mixed qualitative and quantitative manner. The statistical population in the quantitative part, including the officials of the beach soccer committee of the federation and the football delegations, the managers of the clubs and the prominent coaches of the national beach soccer teams were equal to 50 people and in the qualitative part, 12 experts. Due to the limited statistical population, the statistical sample was equal to the population. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire including 29 obstacles to the development of beach soccer in the country. The validity of the researcher-made questionnaire was confirmed by 10 university professors and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha test (α = 0/88). The Delphi method was used to identify obstacles to the development of beach soccer and the Friedman test was used to rank the obstacles in the inferential statistics section. The findings showed that 29 obstacles were identified and prioritized in managerial and executive dimensions and areas, facilities and equipment, financial and economic, attitude and support of officials, and human and environmental, respectively. The officials of the federation should first of all remove the obstacles in the field of management and administration and then remove the obstacles of facilities and equipment in their agenda. https://faslname.msy.gov.ir/article_441_b8feda6b1045fa719a305bf8d2181af8.pdf