The Reality of The Organizational Crises Inside Iraqi Football Association from The Perspective of Iraqi Stars League Coaches

الملخص

     This study aimed to identify the reality of the organizational crises experienced by the Iraqi Football Association during the Iraqi Stars League. This was achieved by developing and applying a scale to measure the reality of these organizational crises from the perspective of the Iraqi Stars League coaches. The research population consisted of 76 coaches and assistant coaches from the Iraqi Stars League clubs, and the research sample was the same size. The researchers developed a questionnaire based on the organizational crisis scale and administered it to the research sample. The researchers reached several conclusions, including identifying several levels of crisis based on the results and statistics obtained (very high, high, medium, low, and very low). The results showed that the crises were at the very high level, affecting 36% of the research sample. The results also revealed a clear crisis in the continuity of league matches, particularly during the preparation periods for the World Cup qualifiers preceding FIFA international windows. This is due to the Federation announcing sudden and lengthy league suspensions, followed by compressing the match schedule to compensate for these unnecessary breaks. This constitutes an organizational crisis as it is inconsistent with the schedules of other Arab leagues.