Introduction: In recent years, the different fields of sports, have stepped away from the real purpose of doing sport including keeping healthy body and having fun; instead, it has turned into violence and far-reaching conflicts. History of sport is full of aggressive and sorrowful scenes which are less than consistent with the goals and functions of sport. This study aimed to investigate the legal different opinions between male and female coaches in the sport events.
Methodology: The study was field research, which conducted through a field survey method. The data was collected from a random selected sample of 175 coaches in Tehran sport clubs. A test-retest researcher made designed questionnaire with 86% reliability coefficient was used to acquire the information of civic law and the responsibilities awareness. Firstly, for data analysis, a Kolmogoroff- Smirnoff test was carried out of the normal distribution function and regarding the abnormal data distribution, data were analyzed by Man-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis as a non-parametric statistical way.
Results: The results revealed that 52% of the participants were aware of their duties and legal responsibilities in the sports events. Moreover, there was a significant difference between the legal responsibilities opinions based on genders. It means that the men coaches were more aware of their civic law responsibilities. The findings also discovered that the legal responsibilities opinions were significantly different among coaches with different high education levels. In other words, the coaches with higher education level (≥ Master) were more aware of their duties and legal responsibilities. In the job experiences background, it has also been found a significant difference among the coaches. It means that the coaches with higher job experiences had significantly further awareness of legal civic responsibilities.
Discussion: According to the findings, more attention is needed to be paid to the training of trainers on the legal issues in sport and it can be felt more than ever.