Analyzing the mental patterns of experts regarding the problems of the country's national sports brand

The purpose of this research was to analyze the mental patterns of experts regarding the problems of the country's national sports brand. This research was of a mixed type from the point of view of purpose, application, and due to the use of Q methodology. In the first stage, using a targeted sampling method with 14 people from sports management, sports marketing management, branding experts, experts and experts in the field of public diplomacy and sports, experts in the field of public and sports tourism and media people. An interview was conducted to determine the cue expressions. After this stage, it was time to identify the mentalities with the quantitative method and with the help of Q factor analysis technique. In the current research, the number of participants was 29 people, they arranged the Q expressions in a non-probabilistic manner. Using Varimax rotation and exploratory factor analysis, the above factors were categorized using SPSS version 22 software. The findings showed that seven mental patterns "legal environment and restrictive governance", "tendency to improper management", "external pressures and sanctions", "absence of free markets", "weak sports cultural structure", "economic problems" and capitalism" and "the weakness of the country's sports media" regarding the problems surrounding the country's national sports brand. In a general conclusion, it should be stated that the sports structure of the country has not been able to explain its brand well in the country and present it as a national brand both domestically and internationally,