Designing a development model of the sport for all in Hormozgan province

The aim of this research was to design a development model of the sport for all in Hormozgan province.
It was an analytical survey. The research population included all the experts in sport for all (lecturers at universities, managers, experts and coaches) in Hormozgan province. The number of 241 participants was selected in order to be interviewed to make a final model. The instrument was a structured questionnaire designed according to the theoretical studies (library study method) and experimental way (interview). The main dimensions included the environmental dimension, management dimension, resource dimension and behavioral which the questionnaire had 66 items in general. Face and content validity was confirmed by experts (15 people), reliability was measured by Cronbach’s alpha (α=0.94) and construct validity was verified using confirmatory factor analysis. The data was analyzed by structural equation modeling using Amos 20 software.
The factor analysis defined the theoretical construction fit. The path analysis of dimensions about sport for all development indicated that the environmental dimension influenced 0.90 of the management dimension, 0.56 of the resource dimension and 0.45 of the behavioral dimension. Moreover, the management dimension influenced 0.97 of the behavioral dimension, and 0.91 of the resource dimension. Finally, the resource dimension influenced 0.66 of the behavioral dimension.
According to the findings, the development of sport for all in Hormozgan province depends on the environmental factors, managerial factors, resource and finally behavioral factors. Therefore, the policies to develop sport for all should be in line with the defined and analyzed model.