THE SPORTS MANAGERS’ PERCEPTION OF COACHES’- ATHLETES RELATIONSHIP IN ENHANCING THE PLAYERS OF KWARA STATE SPORTS COUNCIL PERFORMANCE IN COMPETITIONS

Abstract

Sports performance is determined by many factors among which the coach-athlete relationship is very important. The coach and the athlete interaction is unique with the goal to bring about successful performance outcomes and satisfaction. The athletes’ perception of the coach-athlete relationship has motivational significance. If the coach-athlete relationship is sync, successful outcomes can be accomplished. Therefore, coaches should create positive coach-athlete interaction which will allow the coach to gain insight into the thoughts and emotions of their athletes. The study was a correlational study that assessed sports managers’ perception of the coach-athletes relationship in enhancing their performance in competitions. The population for the study comprised the coaches of all the 25 sports in Kwara state sports council Ilorin. Simple random sampling technique was used to select two coaches from each sport and a total of 50 coaches were selected for the study. The coach-athlete relationship questionnaire (CART-Q) was used to elicit information on closeness, commitment and complementarity from the respondents. Three hypotheses were generated for the study and inferential statistic of Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.