Abstract:
This study examined the perception of athletes on their coaches’ behavior and skills
in terms of knowledge, fairness, and coaches’ characteristic features. The motive of the
present study is to examine the athletes’ perception of their coach’s behaviour and
skills related to their relevant sport. The research was conducted using a descriptive
quantitative research design. The subjects of the study were 100 voluntarily national
athletes of which 56 females and 44 males in different sports representing team sports
- Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, and individual sports - Karate, Taekwondo,
Wrestling, Judo, and Wushu. Sample were selected according to the random sampling
method. The Coaching Behaviour and Skills Scale for Sport (CBS-S) which was developed
by Andreas Carlsson and Carolina Lundqvist (2016) was used to assess the
study. The reliability of the questionnaire (CBS-S) was examined using Cronbach’s alpha
coefficient (α=0.954). The scale was composed of 47 questions and divided into six (06)
sub dimensions of (Physical Training and Conditioning, Technical Skills, Goal Setting,
Mental Preparation, Competition Strategies, Coaches’ Interpersonal Behaviour). The
data was analyzed by descriptive data analysis to test the effect of sub dimensions
for the athletes’ perception and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to test the significant
difference between each sub dimension. The results of the study reveal that
the sub dimension of coaches’ technical skills had the highest median average. There
was a statistically significant difference between male athletes’ and female athletes’
perception of coaches’ technical skills when it was taken based on the gender and the
sport (p=0.04). Nevertheless, type of sport and the athletes’ gender had not shown a
significant relationship (p=0.05) on athletes’ perception of their coaches’ and the overall
results of the study (median value = 6.0000) showed that the athletes’ perception of their
coaches’ behaviour and skill is at a level of acceptance. Further, it can be recommended
to National Federations to increase the recruitment of female coaches and it can be
suggested to coaches to pay attention about their technical skills while they presenting
it to the athletes.
