Explaining the position of football veterans in loyalty to the sports club (Case study of tractor and machine building clubs)

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

1 کوچه باغ، کوی صبا ،پلاک 15

2 Non-Profit Institute of Niloufar Azerbaijan

Abstract

The purpose of writing this article is to determine the position of football veterans in the level of loyalty to the sports club. The method of this research is a qualitative study based on purposeful sampling, which was conducted with 13 football residents and experts. After conducting the interviews, in the first stage of open coding using the Charms method, the formation of categories of information about the retirement of human resources in Iranian sports was done, and based on the data collected from the interviews, observations and daily notes, the categories were counted and in Axial coding was continued and the categories were connected and finally a suitable model was created about the topic. It should be noted that due to the onset of the Covid-19 disease, some interviews were conducted online and some in person. The coding results showed that the key codes obtained include: modeling, fandom, sports expertise, competition, appearance factors, decision-making position, supporting and monitoring position. All these categories along with their open codes have a significant impact on the level of loyalty to sports clubs. According to the findings of the research, the success of a sports club depends on several factors, including: coach, material and financial resources, management resources, creative and technical players in a cohesive team, which, in addition to the aforementioned, is one of the effective factors of the position of football veterans in loyalty to A sports club is one of the best training methods to provide a model and an objective example for practical training.

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Volume 9, Issue 2
June 2025
Pages 53-68
  • Receive Date: 10 July 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 February 2025
  • Accept Date: 23 February 2025
  • Publish Date: 21 June 2024