Identifying the Current Situation and Obstacles to the Development of Sport for All in the Country

The study is to identify the status quo and obstacles to the development of general sport in the country as a qualitative study. The methodology of this study was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of qualitative and quantitative method, data collection method was used. The statistical population of the study consisted of all professors and sports management specialists (60), heads of federations (52), managers of sports and youth of the provinces (31) and experts of the Ministry of Sports and Youth (200 persons). In the qualitative section, two methods of theoretical sampling and snowball were used. In a small section, 217 respondents answered the questionnaires. Validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by the structural and formality validity and reliability of the questionnaire by using Cronbach's alpha test on a sample of 30 with 0.81. The results showed that the general state of sport in some cases is desirable and in some cases, such as the "institutionalization of exercise in families", is at an unfavorable level. The lack of space and sports equipment and the lack of attention of other organizations to public sport were the most important barriers to public sport in the country. It is suggested that using the specific strategies at each obstacle, reduce its destructive effects, provide the context for the development and promotion of public sports in the country.