Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.Sc. Student of Sport Management, University of Shomal Amol

2 Assistant Professor of Sport Management, University Guilan

3 M.Sc. Student of Sport Management, University of Guilan

4 Teacher of Sport Management, University of Guilan

Abstract

In this research, we present a measurement model for barriers to development of Iran women's volleyball at the macro, middle and micro levels. The study has a descriptive and survey design. Statistical population of this study included all players, referees, and coaches (n=104) in the thirteenth season of women's volleyball league. Measurement instrument of this research is the development obstacles questionnaire (Eftekhari, 1393), which was developed through structured interviews with referees, players, and coaches of national team and adjustment and modification of some items, and was distributed among samples after verifying its validity and reliability. Finally, to analyze the research data, descriptive statistic and factor analysis were used. And to provide a measurement model, SPSS 22 and AMOS 21 software were used. Findings showed that at the macro level, "cultural" component with factor loading of 0.79, at the middle level, "talent" component with a factor loading of 0.90, and at the micro level, "poor attitude towards sports activities" with a factor loading of 0.78 were the main obstacles for women's volleyball development. According to the research, it is suggested that the sports officials and the volleyball federation take the following courses of action for the development of Iran women's volleyball: increasing national media coverage to increase participation, improving the society’s positive attitude to women's sports and paving the way for their greater participation due to high potential, comprehensive planning for improving talent identification, as well as integrated supervision on progress of talented athletes.

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