The Evaluation of Development Priorities and Strategies of Judo Championship in Iran

The aim of this study was to evaluate the development priorities and strategies of judo championship in Iran from expert's viewpoints. Statistical population consisted of all experts of this field including adult national judokas, coaches, board of directors and superior managers of Judo federation (N=60) and the available sample consisted of 40 subjects. A researcher-made questionnaire was designed according to the theoretical basis of the study. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts and its reliability was assessed via Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α = 0.94). Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and factor analysis test. Results showed that control and assessment of Coache's activity, regular planning of sport calendar of the federation and holding long-term camps were the most important factors (factor loading = 0.90) whereas imitating famous countries and management stability in the federation were the least important factors in the development strategies of judo championship form expert's viewpoints. Finally, managers can be contributed to direct plans and goals of the federation more precisely through identifying these strategies.