Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study (1) the levels of opinions towards perceived value, service quality, customer satisfaction, trust and revisiting by customers of Sports Science Centers, Thailand National Sports University, (2) antecedents affecting repeat service of customers of Sports Science Centers, Thailand National Sports University and relevant empirical data and (3) the guidelines for development of sports science centers, Thailand National Sports University. This paper adapted Mixed Method Research approach: quantitative research by collecting data from 420 customers of Sports Science Centers, Thailand National Sports University; and qualitative research was used for in-depth interview from 12 respondents.
The results showed that (1) the level of opinion towards antecedents affecting repeated service of customers of Sports Science Centers, Thailand National Sports University was found to be in high level, (2) the model of antecedents affecting on repeated service use of Sports Science Centers, Thailand National Sports University is harmonious with the empirical data (3) the guidelines for development of sports science centers, Thailand National Sports University showed that there should be a policy, directional framework for service and competition, performance of teamwork and management, apply and use exercise innovation, enhance atmosphere for exercise, set cost of repeated service of customers. The results of this research are beneficial for the sport service and suggested that the service quality has the opposite correlation to repeated service of customers.