AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL CRISES FACING COACHES IN THE IRAQI FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Abstract

The importance of the research is summarized in the fact that the crisis must be dealt with according to the scientific method studied in order to cover all its aspects and control it, and because traditional dealing has become useless in dealing with crises according to the variables and intense competitions, so contemporary administrative trends have emerged that call for the use of the scientific method to deal with the crisis, which It has become more necessary because of the positive results it achieves and gaining experience to reduce the crisis while it is at its beginning, with full psychological preparation to deal with it. The research problem is that dealing with crises requires quick thinking about several alternatives for choices, with innovation and flexibility being two basic pillars in dealing with the crisis or making the decision. Regarding it, dealing with crises is one of the focuses of attention in management, as dealing with crises requires the presence of a special type of coaches who are characterized by many skills. One of the objectives of the research is to build a measure of the organizational crises facing coaches in the Iraqi football league and to identify the level of organizational crises facing them. Coaches in the Iraqi football league from the football players’ point of view. The researchers used the descriptive approach using the survey method to suit the nature of the research. The research community consists of some sports clubs participating in the Iraqi league for the season (2022-2023), and the sample was chosen intentionally and consisted of players of the league clubs. They numbered (370) players representing (11) clubs, with the total number of those who underwent the trial reaching (350) players, with a percentage of (33. 93%) and (15) players for the exploratory experiment. As a result, the sample was divided into two parts, the first for the procedures for designing and building the scale and the second for the purpose of applying the scale, as follows:

First: The sample for constructing the scale: It included a number of players from Iraqi Premier League (open) football clubs, numbering (188) players, with a percentage of (53.71%) of the research community.

Second: The sample for applying the scale: It included (162) players, with a percentage of (46.28%) players from the research community.

The researchers concluded that misjudgment and evaluation are among the most common causes of crises, and misjudgment arises from exaggeration and overconfidence, whether in oneself or in one’s own ability. As for the most important recommendations of the researchers, it is the necessity of clear knowledge from trainers of the importance of focusing on using scientific methods in dealing with the reality of crises as a modern method of management the training process in sports clubs.