Introduction: The present study aimed to identify progress ways to Iran basketball.
Methodology: This study is descriptive-correlation with functional purpose which has been conducted in this field. The statistical population of the research was collected from the provincial league, national youth team, college basketball team, coaches, referees and delegations of Iran basketball board. A self-made questionnaire which was based on interviews with professionals and experts is used to collect information. To determine a validity of questionnaire it was submitted to 10 university professors, PHD sport science management students and pundits and experts in basketball. The reliability of the instrument was reported at an acceptable level (α=0.94). Eventually, the final questionnaire was drafted in 9 items related to individual properties and 63 items about main component of questionnaire. Considering 9 hidden variable, 320 questionnaires were distributed to the simple random sampling in the target statistical population. Here we used 216 questionnaires of the checked returned questionnaires and subsequently discarding those of meaningless questionnaires. Finally, the qualitative and the quantitative data analysis SPSS 23 and AMOS 23 software data were employed.
Results: The result of confirmatory factors analysis showed that the “educational dimension” (0.886), “management factor” (0.811) and cultural factors(0.766) are the highest load factor in the development of Iran basketball respectively (Sig=0.001). Also, according to the load factor of the statements of dimensions was determined that ” the number of international trainers” (0.826) in human resource, ”attention to the privatization of clubs” (0.922) in functional resource,” the number of basketball venues” (0.806) in infrastructure and facilities, “players in the national teams” (0.748) in competition power, “the number of scientific and academic research”(0.704) in education,“ improve the organization and structure of Iran basketball federation (0.787), in management, ”the active participations of people” (0.704) in cultural factors had the highest load factor. Moreover the result of Friedman test showed that functional resource, infrastructure and facilities, cultural factor respectively are dimensions of Iran basketball development (Sig=0.01).
Discussion: Based on the findings recommended that by using clear strategies association and other relevant agencies provide educational and cultural basketball growth. As well as to strengthen the management foundation for achieving the goals of the organization is a good platform.