Identifying the Effective Factors of Institutionalizing Sport in Leisure Time

The purpose of this research is investigating and identifying the effective factors of institutionalizing sport in leisure time. Sport is one of the activities that many people have a lot of interest in society. there are few people who do not like any sport and do not follow a particular sport, but not observing and paying attention to some points can put a gap between people and sports. sometimes lack of awareness causes some people to not be able to exercise regularly in leisure. Recreation, leisure and sports activities may involve individuals, small groups, teams or whole communities and are relevant to people of all different ages, abilities and levels of skill.The research method was qualitative and exploratory interviews and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The statistical population of this study included people and coaches who specialized in physical and sport activities in leisure times. Samples were selected through snowball sampling method and the number of samples was continued until theoretical saturation (N=۲۰).The results showed that choosing an enjoyable sport, choosing more than one sport, changing the intensity of sport over time, choosing available sport, devoting a certain hour a day to sport, joining a class or sports team, choosing sport appropriate to health, doing sport with a friend, having a professional coach, having social communication in sports and having a suitable sport environment are effective in institutionalizing sports in leisure time. not paying attention to these factors not only causes people to feel helpless during sport, but may also lead to risks such as harm to people s health.

Keywords:

Sport , Leisure time , institutionalizing , sport development