Hamidreza Ghezelsefloo; Danyal Atabaie; Nasser Bay
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Objective: Identifying the factors affecting the success of specialized sports academies is the most important demand of profesional sports executives. So, the purpose of this study was designing a model of successful club management system in volleyball academies in Golestan province.Methodology: This ...
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Objective: Identifying the factors affecting the success of specialized sports academies is the most important demand of profesional sports executives. So, the purpose of this study was designing a model of successful club management system in volleyball academies in Golestan province.Methodology: This research was an applied research type that was operated by a mixed exploratory method. In the qualitative phase, 15 knowledgeable by snowball sampling participated in semi-structured interviews to achieve saturation. Using MAXQDA software, three selection codes including executive competency, revenue sources and infrastructure were extracted. In the quantitative phase of the research, the questionnaire extracted from the qualitative phase of the research, which was set as a 5-point Likert scale, was distributed among 243 club managers, coaches, sponsors and the former national team athletes. PlS-3 software was used to analyze the data (P≤0.05).Results: The results of factor analysis of data showed that the variables of competence of club managers, development of training and competitive infrastructure and the ability to obtain financial resources have a significant effect on the successful management of volleyball academies in Golestan province.Conclusion: Therefore, the establishment of efficient structures in the organization of sports clubs, the establishment of specialized volleyball academies along with the provision of specialized training equipment and recovery and medical services, activating funding channels such as the sale and transfer of athletes provides the success of volleyball academies
Hamid Reza Ghezelsefloo; Mohammad Hosein Razavi; Masomeh Kalateh seifari; Noshin Esfahani
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Objective: Identifying dominant natural attractions and cultural capacities of sport tourist destinations, is a more important factor in sport tourism development. The main purpose of this research is designing model of traditional and local sport tourist’s behavioral intention based on ecotourism’s ...
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Objective: Identifying dominant natural attractions and cultural capacities of sport tourist destinations, is a more important factor in sport tourism development. The main purpose of this research is designing model of traditional and local sport tourist’s behavioral intention based on ecotourism’s capabilities. Methodology: Sample size consist of sport tourists (Athletes and Sponsors) (n=105), sport experts of sport committees (n=45) and cultural heritage experts (n=13) of Golestan province. To collect data, Youshida and James (2010) behavioral intention questionnaire and research-regulated sport ecotourism questionnaire were used. Results: Results of structural equation model showed that, natural attractions of sea and beach sport activities (β=0.81) and natural sport attraction of Jungle and environment with loading factor level (β=0.72) had significant effect on tourist’s behavioral intention. Also beach football and beach volleyball element (β= 0.87), horse riding (β= 0.83), ski and snowboard (β= 0.73), motor racing rally (β= 0.73) and horse racing (β= 0.91) were more important effective elements of sport ecotourism’s sub-scales. Conclusion: With consider to unique geographical condition of Northern provinces and efficiency of beach attraction and proper combining with local and traditional sport, we can provide the basis of sport tourism development
