The Framework of Unwillingness to Retirement in Sports Managers

retirement is a potentially challenging issue in aging that has different effects on different aspects of elderly peoples lives. The purpose of this research was to develop a framework for sports managers' unwillingness to retirement.

The research is of an applied nature, and the method covered is qualitative. In terms of strategy, this research is supported by a data-based theory, and the study of theoretical foundations, as well as interviews, were sources required for its data collection. The statistical population includes retired managers (heads of Ministry of Sports and Youth, federation presidents, coaches, heads of sport teams), professors (Physical Education, Psychology, Sociology, Economics), and sports specialists (Ministry of Sports, sports federations, sports boards). Samples were chosen considering the target and quota for in-depth and exploratory interviews, and interviews with 25 people reached theoretical saturation point. The implementation of the interviews on Maxqda qualitative data analysis software, while performing open, axial and selective coding, led to extraction of some codes.

Based on the results from 224 open codes with 20 main categories and 58 sub-categories provided a paradigmatic model.

the factors of unwillingness to retirement were divided into political, social, managerial and economic conditions, and identity crisis.The results indicate that identity, social, political, managerial and economic recovery strategies can facilitate the acceptance and transition to safe and comfortable retirement age for sport managers. Moreover, sports organizations can provide useful services such as training courses and consulting services for sports managers to prepare them for safe and comfortable retirement.The implementation of the interviews on Maxqda qualitative data analysis software, while performing open, axial and selective coding, led to extraction of some codes. Based on the results from 224 open codes with 20 main categories and 58 sub-categories, providing a paradigmatic model, the factors of unwillingness to retirement were divided into political, social, individual, managerial and economic.The results indicate that individual, social, political, managerial and economic strategies can facilitate the acceptance and transition to safe and comfortable retirement age for sport managers.