Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to survey of Coaching Leadership Style and player satisfaction. The research was descriptive. The population consisted Benishangulgumuz region football club players. The sample was selected by using random sampling. The study consists of 67 players. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and explanations. The results should that there is a relation between Coaching Leadership Styles and player satisfaction as well as there is factors affects to coaching leadership style to athlete satisfaction. However, during the conduct of the coaching leadership style many factors were observed such as of understanding level of the players’, individual difference, background of the players, environmental influence, educational level of the players and soon. These were the most difficulties that faced to coaches to apply the best suited coaching leadership style to enhance the players’ satisfaction. The instruments for data collection were questionnaire. i.e. leadership scale for sport and athlete satisfaction questionnaires. Then the collected data have been analyzed and the major findings spelled out. Some important points of the study were summarized and the conclusion was drowning from it about the coaching leadership style and players according to their satisfaction. At the end some recommendations were made for observed factors affects the coaching leadership styles.
Key Words: Coaching, Leadership style, satisfaction, Club,