Research in Sport Management and Motor Behavior
Year:2019 | Volume:8 (16) | Issue:16 (32) |Papers Count:12

The purpose of this research was to formulate and prioritize Foolad Mahan club strategies based on a comprehensive strategy model. The method of This study was applied-descriptive and because of the limited statistical population with size 76, the population census was used. Survey instruments were library studies, open and closed questionnaires with qualitative interviews and strategic meetings. Required data were obtained by comparative studies, examination of the existing documents, upstream laws and regulations, previous programs club and feedback from stakeholders and experts. 5 strengths, 6 weaknesses, 6 opportunities and 4 threats were resulted from the strategic council meetings club. Also the results for Internal factors and external factors were 23/2 and 62/2 consequently. So, the club was placed in the position of conservative strategies. Finally, by all strategies in table SWOT, 11 strategies were formulated which placed in matrix QSPM. It was clear that the most important club strategies were development revenue and income sources club, development of club branches as well as capacity development, and optimal use of the cooperation of national and provincial institutions.

The purpose of the present investigation was to develop and initial validation of a measure for assessing the athletes perceptions of coaches’ behaviors that promote fairplay behaviors. A three-step procedure was undertaken to develop the questionnaire. In the initial step, the literature review provided theoretical and empirical perspectives on how youth sport coaches can influence athletes’ fairplay behaviors. In step 2, a pool of 191 items worded and content validity was assessed. In the final step, 252 teenage male athletes (age range 14-19; mean age =15. 88± 1. 34 years) who were participating in a variety of team sports (i. e., volleyball, basketball, soccer, futsal) completed a revised 164-item questionnaire. Principal components analyses further reduced the number of items to 30 and suggested a four-factor structure (i. e., modeling, instruction, pressure, and dialogue dimensions). The results revealed that the final 30-item version of the Coaching Fairplay Behaviors Inventory possesses a good psychometric basis with adequate internal consistency and which explain 57. 80% of the total variance. Collectively, this study provides a new valid and reliable instrument for assessing the specific mechanisms by which coaches promote fairplay behaviors among teenagers, although more investigations are needed to validate this tool.

The purpose of this research was the explanting effective factors model in institutionalization of sport for all in Iran. The research method was mixed method in type of exploratory. The statistical population in part of factors recognition was composed of all specialists in sport for all and institutionalization and in part of design and testing of model, statistical population was composed of all managers and experts responsible for sport for all that research sample was selected with census method. (306 person) Measurement tool was a questionnaire compiled by the researcher which its validity was investigated by study of theoretical basis and surveys of 10 professors and experts and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0/91 was calculated. The research results revealed the research model have four dimensions include individual, group, organizational and environmental with 28 factors. The proportionality indices of research model were at an acceptable level, that is, research model had a good proportionality and factor structure of it was acceptable. Finally, results of the second-order confirmatory factor analysis showed the most important dimension in institutionalization of sport for all in Iran was organizational dimension (0/93, t = 7/34) and afterwards were group (0/82, t = 7/46), environmental (0/70, t = 6/34) and individual dimension (0/65, t = 7/31). The most important factor in organizational dimension was human resources (0/67, t = 6/91), in group dimension was the reference groups (0/65, t = 7/37), in environmental dimension was the economic, cultural and geographical environment (0/59, t = 6/08, 6/04, 6/05) and finally, in individual dimension, belief and attitude (0/75, t = 9/78) was most important factor.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of weight transfer training on static and dynamic balance of older women. 20 accessible subjects that met our criteria divided randomly into two experimental and control groups. The experimental group trained for 6 weeks, 3 times a week and each session 60 minutes a day. Biodex balance system used for training and testing procedures. Data analysis used by repeated measure ANOVA showed significant main effects and interaction for dynamic balance parameters including overall dynamic balance, anterioposterior dynamic balance and mediolateral dynamic balance). Intrasubject analysis using t test indicated weight transfer balance training, compared to static balance, improved significantly dynamic balance parameters. The dynamic balance improvement following weight transfer training mat resulted from its effectiveness on sensory and motor systems involved in the dynamic balance of older women.

This study aimed to evaluate the direct and interactive effects of socioeconomic status and birth weight on Tehran children motor proficiency.: The present study was a cross-sectional research which conducted in April and May of 2016 and the study population included 4/5 to 6-year-old boys and girls with very low and normal birth weight from 2 and 19 districts of Tehran city that from which 132 children were selected through a convenience sampling. In this research we used socioeconomic status questionnaire and Bruininks-Oseretsky-2 test. obtained data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA. The results showed that motor proficiency in children with very low birth weight was lower than those with normal birth weight (P <0/001), and in terms of effect of socioeconomic status, results showed that motor proficiency of children with low socioeconomic status was lower than those with high socio-economic status (P <0/001) and there wasn’ t any significant relationship between effect of weight on motor proficiency with effect of SES on motor proficiency (Interactive effects )(P = 0/633). Results of the study showed that high socio-economic status had the capability of adjustment the negative effects of low birth weight on motor development. But it couldn't has a meaningful reparative effect. Thus the emphasis on the role of socioeconomic status on health of children with very low and normal birth weight is important. Also doing intervention such as improving the quality of environmental stimuli and taking care of pregnant mothers and also awareness for prevention of birth of low weight children must be considered in applied programs.

The purpose of this study was to assess the status of quality management in basic and medalist federations of Iran based on EFQM-AHP Approach. Thus descriptive-survey method was conducted in two steps. First the EFQM criteria was prioritized and weighted based on paired-comparison questionnaire (AHP) through top managers of federations and then the standard self-assessment questionnaire of organizational excellence that was valid and reliable, distributed between samples (150 p) to evaluate the quality management and excellence of federations. Result of AHP showed that orderly key performance results, strategy, leadership, costumer’ s results, people results, partnership and resources, society results, processes and people had high priorities and result of self-assessment showed that swimming, shooting, gymnastic, rowing, athletics and boxing federations had highest excellence orderly. The results show that implementation the quality management approaches based on recommendation of excellence model or other similar models is inevitable and could predict the succession in international events.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of core stabilization training on balance and reaction time in children with developmental coordination disorder. This was a semi-experimental study. Twenty children recognized for DCD, age range 6 to 12 years old were recruited form DCD children rehabilitation center in Tehran and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Continuous Performance Test, Standing Stroke Test, and Y Balance Test were used to measure reaction time and statics and dynamic balance of participants, respectively. After the pretest, the experimental group performed the specific Core Stabilization Training protocol for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week and 45 minutes per session. Analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the reaction time, dynamic and static balance were significantly improved in experimental group in comparison to control group. The results of this study indicated that in order to upgrade the level of motor skills in children with developmental coordination disorder, in addition to the general physical activity programs, specific core stabilization training that includes exercises to improve balance and reaction time is recommended.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of concurrent cognitive tasks activating phonological loop and visuospatial scratchpad of working memory on gait in older adults. 12 older adults with the age range of 65-70 years performed walking trials in 3 counterbalanced testing conditions including single walking, walking while performing visuospatial task and walking while performing phonological task. Walking trials were recorded by Motion Analysis system during the test session. Repeated measure ANOVA was used to analyze the gait parameters. The findings indicated a significant difference between 3 testing conditions in step time, cadence, acceleration amplitude variability and step width. The results also showed that in dual task condition, visuospatial scratchpad activation interferes with elderly gait more so than the phonological loop activation. Therefore, it seems that visuospatial scratchpad component of working memory might be specifically used for planning and carrying out gait as a motor task.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of motivation on the rate of participation elders in sport for all. The research methodology was correlative descriptive and was done by field study. The population was all male and female elders of Ahwaz; the number of whom was 49. 558 based on 1385 census. The sample was chosen randomly 380 individuals. Measurement tools were individual characteristics questionnaire, and adjusted sports participation motivation questionnaire including 35 questions in the form of 6 small scales. Validity was calculated as kmo = 91% by sampling adequacy and reliability was calculated as 93% by chronbach's alpha. Data analysis was carried out by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that the most physical activities of elders were 1-2 hours per week. Also, e enjoys and vitality for men and joy and health and fitness for women were the most important motivates for sport participation. There was a significant relationship between incentives for prevention and treatment, mental health and health and fitness and participation in communal sport. The results of multiple regressions showed that only health and fitness variable can predict participation rate in communal sport.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of spiritual intelligence and identity styles on work involvement among sports volunteers in 13th Iranian universities sports cultural Olympiad. The method applied in this research was descriptive-correlational. The research statistic population was consisted of all volunteers participating in 13th Sports cultural Olympiad. The sample was equal with the population due to the restricted number of population (n=N). The data were gathered by three questionnaires: King's spiritual intelligence (2008), Berzonsky's identity styles (1992), and work involvement of Lodahl and Kejner (1965). Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. The results showed that spiritual intelligence has a positive and direct effect on identity styles and identity styles has direct and significant effect on work involvement. Also, the research findings indicated that spiritual intelligence has positively and indirectly effect on work involvement by mediating of identity styles. Therefore, spiritual intelligence improvement can increase work involvement of sport volunteers through improvement in identity items; so if managers pay attention to these items at the time of attracting volunteers, they can design better training programs and increase volunteers’ dependence on the environment. In this way, they can change temporary and event volunteers to permanent and traditional volunteers.

The purpose of this study was to provide a model for surveying the effect of attitude towards sport advertising on perceived value and purchase intention. The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive and survey in terms of data collection method. Data collection tools were included of questionnaire, interview and library study. The statistical population of this research was customers of Sport stores in Chabahar Free Zone. Purposive availability sampling method was used (n=333) and data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings showed that fit indices of the model are proportional (RMSEA = 0/064, CFI=0/93, RFI= 0/92, NFL=0/89). The variable “ personal use” at the significant level (0. 05) had highest load factor (0. 70) among effective factors on attitude towards sports advertising. The results showed that positive attitudes toward advertising could not guarantee the purchase of sports products by itself, but value creation in consumers as mediator factor can lead to buy. It is suggested that advertisers of products and services pay more attention to the attitude of audiences and advertising agencies such as mass media try to have more control over the nature of sports advertising.

Volunteer Movement and deliver services to society is phenomenons of coeval universe. The aim of this research work was to present a pattern for Iran`s sports volunteer absorbance management information system requirement analysis. This investigation was of descriptive-analytic sort and in regard for practical goal, it was type of (UML) methodology and it used object-oriented design model (RUP). The questionnaire implements were prepared. The statistic-population consisted: All youth and sports ministry deputies, directors of all staffs All presidents, vice presidents and professors of Iran`s sports federations. Census method was opted for sampling. Validity of the survey was confirmed by sports management professors and software science professors. Reliability of questionaire was obtained by Brown-Spearman 87/ split-half experiment and Cronbach`s alpha ratio calculation 72/. Findings showed: sports volunteer absorbance management information system requirement was presented which contained: human resource, planning, registration and acceptance, introduction, financial and support, education and advocating, reward and retrain. Iran`s candidate stakeholders were identified and eventually requirement analysis pattern was presented. Identification of information needs is the basis of voluntary information system management, because if the knowledge of the system is not well done, effective interaction between the volunteers and the information system management will not come about. For this reason, the basis for the analysis of the requirements of the information management system of sports volunteers is the identification of information needs.