Purpose: The current research was developed with the aim of identifying the strategies that determine strategic control with an approach based on foundational data theory.
Materials and Methods: The research method is mixed (qualitative and quantitative). The statistical population of the research included experts in the qualitative part and employees of sports federations in the quantitative part. Purposive sampling and snowball technique were used, and after in-depth interviews with 16 people from the selected samples, saturation was obtained and the interviews were implemented. In the quantitative section, 370 people were selected as a sample based on the available sample method. In order to analyze the data, in the qualitative part, coding with Maxqda software was used, and in the quantitative part, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equations were used with Amos software.
Findings: Data analysis in the qualitative part showed that effective control system, strategic audit, control through commitment and control through participation are among the necessary strategies for strategic control in the basketball federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the structural equations, the fit of the data to the model is established and all the indicators indicate the desirability of the structural equation model. Therefore, in order to improve the strategic control in the federation, it is necessary to consider the strategies identified by the authorities.