The role of professional and scientific skills of managers and members of sports boards in the occurrence of sports accidents.

Although sports activities lead to mental and physical health, they can also lead to a variety of injuries and accidents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between professional and scientific skills of sports managers and the occurrence of sports accidents and insurance obligations of athletes in Fars province. The research was a field-study. The statistical population of the study was all managers and members of sports boards with inquiries from sports and youth departments (N = 2100) who were selected as a sample by stratified random sampling method and based on Morgan table 330 people. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by 20 experts and its reliability was confirmed by the retesting method with a coefficient of 0.86. To analyze the information from descriptive and inferential statistical methods and structural equation model AMOS and SPSS software were used. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between scientific-professional capabilities of sports managers by reducing sports injuries and other research components (p≤0.05). However, athletes' insurance and sports liability insurance are legal requirements. It is suggested to pay serious attention to the technical knowledge and their scientific-professional skills, especially in the field of insurance and the science of practice, in appointing and employing managers and members of sports boards.