Effects of globalization on sport strategies

The goal of this study was to determine effects of globalization on sport strategies from the viewpoints of physical education experts of Iran. Researchers were looking to find the role of globalization on planning and execution of sport strategies. In addition, we looked for affective factors on sport strategies. Questionnaires were sent more than 200 faculties of universities in Iran with the master and PhD degrees. One hundred sixty-nine subjects (almost all population was included as subjects of study) returned the questionnaires to researchers. A pilot study was done prior to main phase of study, and the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were calculated using statistical procedures. According to the finding, media and values, have important effects on sport strategies. The strategies, as subjects mentioned, should be coordinated with global trends. A low number of subjects believed that current trend of the country is coordinated with the process of globalization.