Designing a Comprehensive System Model to Evaluate the Performance of Iran Wrestling Board

The aim of this study was to design a comprehensive system model to evaluate the performance of Iran wrestling board. The method of this study was descriptive and mixed that was conducted as a field. The statistical population consisted of the officials (chairman, vice-chairman and secretary) of the wrestling boards of Iran provinces, as well as the presidents of the wrestling federation, the managers of national teams in different levels and experts (N=230), and the statistical sample was considered equal to the population. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used after interviews with experts. The validity of this questionnaire was assessed by 10 sport management professors and its reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alpha (0.82). For data analysis, descriptive indexes and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis tests were used. The results of exploratory factor analysis revealed that the factors of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation could be classified into 10 factors: financial resources development, management factors, structure and facilities development, human resources empowerment, championship development, cultural development, scientific and research development, educational development, civil responsibility, and action and achievements. Therefore, the prediction ability of this model was 70.91% based on total factor variances. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the relationship of all ten factors with the concept of performance evaluation was significant. The mean score of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation of Iran wrestling board was better and higher than the hypothetical mean. Finally, the results showed a significant difference in the mean of the factors of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation. It is concluded that the model of the comprehensive system of performance evaluation is a reliable tool that can be used to evaluate the performance of wrestling board.