The Feasibility of Sports Provincial Teams Success in East Azerbaijan in the League and Championship Competitions

The study was to investigate the feasibility of successful sports teams of East Azerbaijan in the league and the championship competitions. The method of study was descriptive and causal-comparative and has been done survey way. The Statistical population included individuals specializing in different sports in the province that have points of presence in the league or country championship. The research sample consisted 155 people were selected from this population by sampling available and purposeful. For gathering the data, the researcher made questionnaires of "Effective Resource of Sports provincial Team's Success in the Competition championship and country League" was used. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was done based on Lushi model (1975) and content validity of the questionnaire was obtained (CVI = 0.89). Reliability was determined in a pilot study on 30 subjects’ sample (0.81) and the internal reliability for 0.84 total items. We used K-s test with assumptions of normal distribution, to compare variables from Binomial test and Kruskal-Wallis. SPSS software also was used for prioritization and determine the best factors to success of sport teams by TOPSIS method. The results showed that the average respondent comments was significant on the situation of human resources, management, financial, technology, financial, and socio-cultural facilities effect on the success of the provincial teams in the Championship and League Club. The TOPSIS results showed that sociocultural, managerial and material resources ranked first to third resource influences on the success of the provincial teams in the country Championship and human resources, financial, technology and facilities have fourth to seventh ranks. Thus, paying attention to the effective resources of teams and clubs provide success; consultation and cooperation of coaches, officials and athletes would achieve the success goals.