Examination of Folk Dances Athletes' Evaluation of Coach Behaviors According to Some Demographic Variables

Abstract

The purpose of this study includes evaluation of folk dance coaches, who have a great role in promoting the cultural heritage, by their athletes. By examining the main foundations of success in sports, the effects of the concept of coach on sports and athletes, and how effective of a role the team coaches play in the development of athletes in competitions or shows are examined. The sample of the research consists of a total of 396 volunteers, 223 females and 173 males, competing from various clubs and associations from seven regions of Turkey in the 2019-2020 season. For the participants to evaluate their coaches, the “Coaching Behavior Scale for Sport (CBS-S)” was developed by Yardley, Hay, Sedgwick, and Baker (1999) and adapted to Turkish by Yapar and İnce (2014) was used. CBS-S consists of 47 items, 7 sub-dimensions, and a 7-point Likert scale. SPSS 24.0 package program was used in the evaluation of the data. According to the ANOVA test results of the research findings, there is a significant difference in the "physical training and planning and positive personal rapport" sub-dimensions according to the education level of the coach (p