Offering a Pattern of Selecting Coaches for National Basketball Team through a Grounded Theory-Based Method.

Purpose: Coaching is not necessarily among the world's most demanding jobs; however, this does not mean that anybody can be suitable to take the position without enjoying special skill, ability, knowledge, insight, qualification, and merit. The aim of this research is to identify the factors influential in the selection of the national basketball team coaches. Methods: This research is qualitative in nature and the method used for its conduction is based on a grounded theory with a systematic approach. The participants (n=28) in this study represented basketball experts, who were selected on purposive sampling with whom to reach saturation of data. The instrument for collection of data was the semi-structured interview The open, axial, and selective coding were used to analyze the data. To ensure that this research is discriminating, the researchers used the indices of credibility, transferability, trustworthiness, and confirmability. Results: This research showed 643 initial concepts, 142 secondary concepts, and 20 sub-categories, classified into the causative, contextual, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences. Conclusion: Reflecting on results of this research, it can be inferred that optimal use of workforce resources in the basketball sports, especially using the coaches, will not be possible in our endeavors to meet the goals without observing the exigencies of their selection. Therefore, the officials in charge of selecting national basketball team coaches are suggested to consider the factors identified in this research and put them on their agenda as the criteria for their selection. On the other hand, executive bodies also should observe and set forth several factors to address the goal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]