Examination of Folk Dances Athletes' Evaluation of Coach Behaviors According to Some Demographic Variables

Authors : Betül Ayhan, Buğra Akay, Gökberk Gökçen

Pages : 54-66

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Publication Date : 2021-03-26

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The purpose of this study includes evaluation of folk dance coaches, who have a great role in promoting the cultural heritage, by their athletes. By examining the main foundations of success in sports, the effects of the concept of coach on sports and athletes, and how effective of a role the team coaches play in the development of athletes in competitions or shows are examined. The sample of the research consists of a total of 396 volunteers, 223 females and 173 males, competing from various clubs and associations from seven regions of Turkey in the 2019-2020 season. For the participants to evaluate their coaches, the "Coaching Behavior Scale for Sport (CBS-S)” was developed by Yardley, Hay, Sedgwick, and Baker (1999) and adapted to Turkish by Yapar and İnce (2014) was used. CBS-S consists of 47 items, 7 sub-dimensions, and a 7-point Likert scale. SPSS 24.0 package program was used in the evaluation of the data. According to the ANOVA test results of the research findings, there is a significant difference in the "physical training and planning and positive personal rapport" sub-dimensions according to the education level of the coach (p <0.05). Besides, a significant difference was found in the "physical training and planning, technical skills, goal setting, competition strategies, and personal rapport" according to the monthly income variable (p <0.05). As a result, it was concluded that education improves physical training and planning of the folk dance coaches of the athletes and changes negative personal rapport behaviors of the coaches during an important training or competition.
Keywords : Folk dances, coach, coach behavior