Identify the Challenges and Opportunities to Attract and Employ Iranian Coaches in International Leagues and Sports Competitions

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Allameh Tabataba'i University Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

2 University of Tehran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

4 Allameh Tabatabaei University

5 university of tehran

10.22084/smms.2024.26052.3041

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This study aims to identify the challenges and opportunities for attracting and employing Iranian coaches in international sports leagues and competitions. The paradigm of the present study is interpretive-descriptive. Also, the research approach is qualitative and the strategy of this research is phenomenological strategy. Data were collected through interviews and in this regard, purposive sampling with heterogeneous sampling tactics was used. In fact, 23 coaches were interviewed by phone, video and in person. The software used in this research was MAXQDA 2020. Qualitative data analysis was performed in 7 main categories of skills, physical and mental ability, acculturation, organizational support, family support, technology familiarity and resume. These cases were summarized in the concept of "opportunities to attract and employ coaches". On the other hand, in the challenges section, there were 5 main categories of women's legal barriers, resume and education, organizational barriers, political barriers, and cultural communication barriers. All these cases were summarized in the concept of "challenges in attracting and employing Iranian coaches". According to the obtained categories, it can be said that the coaches of a society, like athletes, are among the most important and valuable human resources available. Iranian coaches, like other coaches around the world, are intelligent so that through the optimal use of opportunities along with purposive planning to eliminate obstacles and problems in various sports, both group and individual, the globe can use the existence of such coaches efficiently and dynamically.

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Contemporary Studies On Sport Management
Volume 14, Issue 27
September 2024

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