Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
2 M.A in Sport Management, Azad Islamic University, Shirvan Branch, Shirvan, Iran
3 M.A in Sport Management, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran
4 PhD in Sport Management, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Abstract
The present study aimed to providing solutions for the development of rural sports and local indigenous games. This research was conducted by mixed method in two parts: quantitative and qualitative. The statistical population in the qualitative part was all people aware of the research topic and experts in the field of indigenous and rural sports, 8 people were selected by snowball method and in the quantitative part, all employees of the deputy of sports development of the general directorate of sports and youth the cities as well as the rural sports delegations and Local Indigenous Games of the provinces of Iran and the university professors were experts that 100 people were selected by the method of 20 times the number of variable questions with the highest number of questions. The research tool in the qualitative part was an in-depth semi-structured interview. And the research tool in the quantitative part was a researcher-made questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale (67 questions). Concerning the priority of the model structures, the results indicated that the first four priority of the structures was to provide sports participation facilities, rural sports need assessment, beneficiary roles and innovation and sport diversification. Finally, the results showed that the structural equation model has a good fit for rural development and local indigenous games, and the provision of facilities and infrastructure along with innovation, culture and diversification has a decisive role in the development of rural sports and local indigenous games in Iran.
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