Infrastructural Obstacles of Sport System in Performing of Strategic Planning

The aim of this article is analysis and ranking of infrastructural obstacles in performing of strategic planning and decisions in sport system of Iran. Firstly in qualitative part of the research the obstacles are determined and coded by means of qualitative interview with experts of strategic management, in quantitative part, the obstacles are ranked by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. After analysis of data, infrastructures obstacles that have more coefficients are determined. The priorities of obstacles are: 1. less meritocracy in appointing of sport managers, 2. weakness of planning base culture of managers and sport system of Iran, 3. changing in macro state policies that have impact on sport, 4. less managerial stability in sport organizations, 5. lack of confidence about providing of government budget in sport organizations and 6. lack of legal necessities for performing of strategic planning in sport.