Identify Factors Affecting the Safety of Sporting Events in Student Competitions

Subject Areas : Sport Sciences Quarterly

Kazem Shiralipour ¹ , Saeid Amirnejad ^{2 *} , mohammad sanaie ³

1 - Department of Sports Management, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran
2 - Art university
3 - Department of Sports Management, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran

Received: 2022-06-15 Published : 2025-08-18

Keywords: Sports Incidents, Sports Facilities, Resource Management, Safety Promotion,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the safety and security of sporting events in student competitions. The method of this research was qualitative and based on the data approach of the foundation using the Glaser approach. In order to collect information with 17 experts familiar with the field of sports event safety, school sports and observers of student competitions at the national level, unstructured interviews were conducted in a purposeful manner until the saturation was reached, and the data were analyzed simultaneously using a set of open codings, Pivotal and selective. To measure the reliability of the interviews, the reliability of the interviews test was obtained, which was equal to 0.85. The results showed that specialized management of safety process (central category), 5 components of safety of gym facilities and spaces, physiological factors, psychological factors, personal and social health, and management and planning as factors affecting the safety and security of sporting events in Student competitions were identified. Based on the results of the research, it is suggested that the sub-categories extracted from this research should be considered with emphasis on preventing accidents, promoting safety culture, planning and managing safety in student sports events before and during student competitions.