Afsaneh Kykhosrovi; Mohamad Reza moeinfard; Mohamad Reza Hamedi Nia; Parvin Shooshinasab
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Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the barriers and restrictions of the handball development in Sabzevar and providing strategies development solutions. Methodology: The research was a descriptive – survey study. The research tool was a researcher made questionnaire which was ...
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Objective: The purpose of the study was to investigate the barriers and restrictions of the handball development in Sabzevar and providing strategies development solutions. Methodology: The research was a descriptive – survey study. The research tool was a researcher made questionnaire which was used after determining superficial and content validity and reliability(α= 0.95). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to confirm the tool validity. The research society were all the handball specialists and coaches in Sabzevar (220 persons). The statistical sample selection was purposive. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to assess the normality of data distribution, as well as Welch test was used to determine a significant difference between the respondents’ views and Dunnett post hoc test was used to consider the respondents’ views. Confirmatory factor analysis test was used to prioritize the barriers. Results: Lack of industry in Sabzevar and limitation in financial support from the industrial, weakness of the management in the Handball Association of Sabzevar, lack of experienced coaches and experts in Sabzevar, absence of a mechanism to encourage and appreciate the people and fans involved in handball in the city and lack of efficient use of available facilities were the most important barriers for handball development in Sabzevar.. Conclusion: Profiting of private sector, benefiting of competent, skillful and experienced staffs, protecting local sport publications and initiation of websites exclusively for handball and suitable utilization of sport facilities are some of the suggested strategies in current research which perhaps are keys for raising interest and revitalization of handball in Sabzevar.
Mohamad Reza Moeinfar; Parvin Shoushinasab; Anoshirvan Kazemnejad
Volume 3, Issue 2 , January 2015, , Pages 1-17
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of the study was to design strategies for recreational sport tourism development in Iran. Methodology: This research is analytic descriptive. The research population were 200 elites including presidents and vice presidents of national federations, the managers of ...
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of the study was to design strategies for recreational sport tourism development in Iran. Methodology: This research is analytic descriptive. The research population were 200 elites including presidents and vice presidents of national federations, the managers of Sport and Youth Ministry, some faculty members and presidents of Tourism organization. The questionnaire was formulated as the result of studying the existent status of sport tourism in Iran and the viewpoints of strategic board. Binominal test and Descriptive analysis were used for significant determination of items' importance and ranking them respectively. Results: The results demonstrated the significant importance of 11 strengths, 14 weaknesses, 8 opportunities and 10 threats in recreational sport tourism in Iran. Conclusion: Eight strategies were formulated for developing recreational sport tourism, using Strategic Board’s opinions and pair comparison of the significant items. The strategies are as follows: developing strategies for holding the national and international sport events in the regions with proper capacity for recreational sport tourism; establishing special sites for recreational sport events in various regions of the country; compiling and implementing a comprehensive system for continuous evaluation and analysis of the various kinds of recreational sport tourism's benefits for the country; introducing the recreational sport tourism industry to the society using propaganda and marketing; providing a system for introducing the recreational sport tourism attractions at the margin of the sport events; providing internet sites for introducing and marketing the recreational sport tourism attractions; compiling a comprehensive system for attraction of domestic and foreign investments in recreational sport tourism section; training the management specialists in the sections, institutes and organizations involved in sport tourism; and compiling a comprehensive system for privatization of the sport tourism based on the policies of the 44 principle. Keywords: Strategies, Sport Tourism, Development, Iran
