The‏ purpose‏ of‏ this‏ research‏ was‏ to‏ investigate‏ the‏ relationship‏ between‏ jihadi‏ management‏ and‏ the‏ performance‏ of‏ managers‏ of‏ sports‏ venues‏ in‏ Golestan‏ province.‏ The‏ research‏ method‏ was‏ descriptive-correlation‏ and‏ the‏ data‏ were‏ collected‏ in‏ the‏ field‏ method.‏ The‏ statistical‏ population‏ was‏ all‏ the‏ managers‏ of‏ sports‏ facilities‏ in‏ Golestan‏ province‏ (N=1500).‏ The‏ statistical‏ sample‏ was‏ selected‏ based‏ on‏ Morgan's‏ sample‏ size‏ selection‏ table‏ from‏ the‏ available‏ stratified‏ method‏ (n=309).‏ The‏ required‏ data‏ were‏ collected‏ using‏ two‏ modified‏ questionnaires.‏ Researcher-made‏ questionnaire‏ jihadi‏ management‏ questionnaire‏ (2017)‏ and‏ Jamipour's‏ Organizational‏ Performance‏ Questionnaire‏ (2018).‏ To‏ ensure‏ the‏ validity‏ of‏ the‏ questionnaires,‏ the‏ opinions‏ of‏ 8‏ sports‏ management‏ and‏ physical‏ education‏ professors‏ were‏ used‏ and‏ Cronbach's‏ alpha‏ method‏ was‏ used‏ to‏ ensure‏ internal‏ reliability‏ (Jihadist‏ management‏ 0.90‏ and‏ organizational‏ performance‏ 0.94).‏ Due‏ to‏ the‏ normality‏ of‏ the‏ data‏ distribution‏ and‏ the‏ scale‏ of‏ the‏ variables,‏ Correlated‏ t-test,‏ Pearson's‏ correlation‏ coefficient‏ and‏ Multivariate‏ regression‏ were‏ used‏ to‏ analyze‏ and‏ interpret‏ the‏ obtained‏ data.‏ The‏ results‏ showed‏ that‏ there‏ was‏ no‏ correlation‏ between‏ jihadi‏ management‏ and‏ the‏ financial‏ performance‏ of‏ sports‏ organizations.‏ But‏ a‏ significant‏ relationship‏ was‏ seen‏ between‏ jihadi‏ management‏ and‏ customer-oriented‏ performance,‏ internal‏ processes‏ and‏ organizational‏ growth‏ and‏ learning.‏ Therefore,‏ it‏ can‏ be‏ concluded‏ that‏ jihadi‏ management‏ can‏ improve‏ the‏ performance‏ of‏ sports‏ organizations,‏ especially‏ in‏ terms‏ of‏ growth‏ and‏ learning,‏ internal‏ processes‏ and‏ customer‏ orientation. Manuscript profile