DETERMINING LEADERSHIP STYLES WITH COACHES WORKING IN DIFFERENT BRANCH

Authors : Caner Cengiz, Mehmet Aydoğan, Mert Mazhar Erduran

Pages : 51-61

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Publication Date : 2022-10-10

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The purpose of this study is to investigate the leadership styles of coaches. The aim is to determine the leadership styles of the coaches working in different branches, how the leadership styles are in line with the opinions of the athletes, whether there are differences between the branches and to offer solutions. The universe of the research; The coaches working in Turkey and the athletes working in these teams constitute the sample; trainers and athletes working in selected branches. A questionnaire was applied to approximately 240 athletes, and the leadership styles of the coaches working in their teams were questioned. In the research, besides the "Personal Information Form”, the "Leadership Scale for Sports” consisting of 40 items, developed by Chelladurai and Saleh, was used to obtain information about the athletes themselves. After the research data were obtained, the data were analyzed by calculating the frequency, frequency (f) and percent (%) of the demographic characteristics of the athletes using the SPSS statistical package program. The results of the study showed that the athletes from different departments participating in the study did not differ in educational support, social support and autocratic subscales. However, there is a significant difference between the mean scores of the democratic and positive feedback subscales.
Keywords : Sports, Coach, Leadership, Leadership Styles