Sport Management Studies

The Investigation of Badminton Development Situation in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, University of Guilan

2 Professor of Sport Management, University of Guilan

3 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University of Guilan

4 Ph.D. Student in Sport Management, Islamic Azad University Karaj Branch

Abstract
Since the planning of the sport field development needs the Knowledge of the current situation, this thesis examines the development situation of badminton in the provinces of Iran.The research method is descriptive – survey and its goal are practical; the data collection type is by field study.The Statistical Society includes badminton associations in the provinces of the country. The statistical sample was chosen as a sampling of the total number of items.The research tools were a researcher questionnaire consisting of four general viewpoints of “human resources”, “structure and organization”, “events and gym management” and “infrastructure and facilities”. Content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the viewpoint of 13 experts. For analyzing data, descriptive, ranking and leveling methods were used in “EXCEL” and “SPSS” and “GIS” software. The findings showed that the factors of infrastructure and facilities, events and gym management, human resources and structure and organization respectively had the most impact on the development of the Badminton in the provincial level. According to findings: lower than 7% of provinces in the country being in level 1 or developed, about 15% being in level 2 or less developed, and about78% of provinces being in level 3 or undeveloped. It is necessary that the future strategies of the badminton federation be based on the balanced development and reduction of inequality.In order to achieve the balance, it is recommended that the dimensions of the development of this field, given their importance, be considered for regional planning accordingly.

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Sport Management Studies
Volume 11, Issue 55
August & Septamber 2019
July and August 2019
Pages 93-116

  • Receive Date 21 April 2018
  • Revise Date 28 August 2018
  • Accept Date 10 September 2018

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