Coaching leadership in sport was important because the coach-athlete relationship was considered as a crucial factor in the sport setting. Coaches influence not only the technical and tactical capabilities of players, but also the psychological factors. Hence, this study investigated the relationship among coaching style on players’ motivation and satisfaction in handball. To meet the purpose of the study descriptive survey method was employed. Participants were selected using comprehensive sampling method so that all handball players in the eight premier league teams, coaches, and key informant from the Ethiopian handball federation were samples of the study. To collect data questionnaires, observation, and interview were used. Standardized questionnaires: LSS, SMS, SSA and interview questions were validated. The collected data were analyzed by t-tests, Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient, one way ANOVA, and regression analysis via SPSS (Version26). The result indicated that the preferred and perceived coaching styles have significant correlation coefficient(r=.272, .291, .238) for training and instruction, democratic, and positive feedback sub scores respectively (P = <0.01). Players’ motivation found to be average and it was more of the extrinsic type with a mean score of (3.06) whereas the intrinsic (3.04). Regarding satisfaction, players found to have satisfaction which is high mean score of (5.02) in all the three sub scores. With respect to the relation between coaching styles and satisfaction of players the highest value exhibited is the correlation between training and instruction coaching style and satisfaction of players that ranges from r=0.238 to 0.402. In the case of the relative contribution of coaching styles to motivation, it is found insignificant except the autocratic coaching style significant at alpha (p=0.05), the contribution of coaching style to satisfaction of players was significant with a value of (p=0.05), Based on the finding, preferred and perceived styles of coaching have no correlation. Besides, leadership styles of coaches have significant relation with satisfaction of players whereas motivation is very low. It is forwarded that; coaches have to use different coaching styles according to preference of players and situations that players are living in; coaches to use different ways of motivating players. Finally further researches have to be conducted considering other variables to increase athlete’s motivation.