Compilation of indicators and sport talent identification stages with a view to sports land use planning in Qom province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Deparmaent of Sport Sciences Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Qom

2 Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Qom

3 department sport science faculty human science qom university qom iran

4 sport sciences department, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Tehran, IR Iran

10.22080/jsmb.2024.25189.3830

Abstract

Background & Purpose: The purpose of this research was detection factors and modeling of Sport Talent Identification in Qom province.

Methodology: This study was mixed method analyzed. The populations was 187 people that they were province sport board officials, team coaches and experts of sports talent and university professors. Sampling was randomized nad data collection tools was a researcher made questionnaire. Validity was confirmed by 10 university professors. Also questionnaire construction methods such as content and face validity and confirmatory factor analysis were used to check to construct validity. To check internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha was used. Smart PLS and SPSS statistical software were used to analyze the data.

Results: The content and face validity index of the scale obtained the desired value. Also, the value of statistics in all cases is graeter than 1.96, and in factor loading, all factors were confirmed with a suitable level of explanation in the factor analysis (greater than 0.4). Cronbach’s alpha for all factors was an acceptable value of 0.75 to 0.95.

Conclusion: According to the province's sports study, most of the successful priority fields have early diversification and late specialization, so the four-stage model of talent search was determined by determining important operational indicators in each stage.

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