A Thematic Analysis of Challenges and Solutions for the Development of Sports Culture at Home (Case study: Birjand City During the COVID-19 Epidemic)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to perform a thematic analysis of challenges and solutions for the development of sports culture at home (Case study: Birjand city during the COVID-19 epidemic). Thematic analysis was used as a tool for qualitative research. Experts in the field of sports, including professors of sociology and sports administration, are the socio-statistics for the current study. Sampling was done on purpose. The interview was the research instrument in which 13 subjects participated. The interviewees and subsequently the expert academics analyzed and validated the study instruments (the interview), and the reliability was assessed using the intra-subject agreement technique, which yielded a reliability value of 0.81. The data were analyzed using a thematic approach. According to the findings of the semi-structured interviews, the obstacles and solutions for the development of sports culture at home are influenced by a number of elements. In the portion of the challenge, which includes 6 concepts and 26 open codes, they were divided into two primary groups such as information challenges and macro problems. Three primary categories—media focus, instruction, and human resources development—were noted in the section on solutions. Thirty-seven open codes and 8 ideas are divided across these three categories. The research's findings demonstrated that in order to foster a culture of sports at home during epidemics, we need to pay close attention to the categories extracted. This will help us plan more effectively for the growth of public sports in the future during epidemic illness periods.