Outbreak of Covid-19 virus: Social responsibility of sports clubs

Sports clubs primarily have the task of strengthening sports participation, creating a safe and accessible environment for all members of society, and must ensure that the public is economically and legally responsible and healthy. Also, for sports clubs to be recognized as socially responsible organizations, their focus must be on fulfilling commitments that have a significant impact on their community. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the social responsibility of sports clubs during the outbreak of Covid-19 virus.

The present research is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-analytical method, and qualitative-quantitative in terms of the nature of the data. The statistical population of this study included faculty members of sports management, sports managers, sports coaches, and athletes. The sampling method in this study was purposeful and available.

The results showed that sports clubs should take 34 social responsibilities in critical situations, especially the crisis of the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

Because clubs are competing to attract customers and succeed in the local and national markets, sports clubs must prioritize and fulfill these responsibilities in order to have a competitive advantage and succeed.