Designing and The Validity and Reliability of Iran’s Sport talent Identification Obstacles Questionnaire

 The purpose of this research was to design and the validity and reliability of Iran’s sport talent identification obstaclesquestionnaire. For that purpose, 71 question questionnaire was designed to measure seven talent identification obstacles and performed on the sample. The sampling method was selective. The statistical sample was 22 people in the qualitative section and 145 in the quantitative section. They were consisted of the presedent of the Federation, the Federation Talent identification Committee officials, people working in the office of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Talent Search, professors, talent identification coaches, and club officials. Content validity of the questionnaire was conducted by twelve professors in the field. To test reliability of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha using) were used. Factor analysis showed that the obstecles to talent identification in the sport's seven-factor structure had a good fitting. Finally, the questionnaire and the review of the system of talent identification in all institutions in the country are now in charge of talent identification would be used.