Athletes' Satisfaction with Coaching Style

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if athletes’ increased involvement in coaches training decisions would increase the enjoyment of the athlete in their sport. This study utilized a descriptive survey design that used a one-group post-test. The study included 90 male and female student athletes of eleven different NCAA sanctioned sports. The hypothesis was that the more involved the athlete is in the coaching decision-making process related to his or her sport, the higher the athlete’s satisfaction will be with participation in the sport. Results from the study demonstrated a positive relationship with the athletes’ satisfaction with their sport when the athletes were more involved in the coaching decision-making process related to their sport. The results in this study show coaches that athletes want to be a part of the decision-making process and when they feel they are more involved in this process, they then have a higher level of satisfaction with their team and coaches training.