The Influence Of Coach-Athlete Relationship On The Augmentation Of Soccer Players’ Performance In Oromia League Football Clubs In West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of coach-athlete relationship on the augmentation of soccer players’ performance in Oromia league football clubs in west shoa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Soccer is the most widely played professional and amateur sport in the world. Thus, effective communication between players and coach is the most important aspect in football performance. In coaching process the coach–player relationship is vital for players’ performance and which is characterized by a growing appreciation and respect for each other as individuals. It is important to provide individuals competence, relatedness and autonomy as well as provide optimal function for growth, integration, social development and personal well-being. The conceptualization of the coach-athlete relationship is a model that specifies which constructs and explains the relationships that link components of the closeness (affective), commitment (cognitive) and complementarity (behavioural) represent the model. Genuine relationships between athletes and coaches generate more trust, better communication and a winning attitude. An open line of communication helps everyone be more honest with one another, which leads to stronger training, athletic progress and personal growth. The study was conducted on the West Shoa Zone of Oromia league football clubs namely: Bako kenema, Gedo kenema, Babiche kenema, Ginchi kenema. The study population of the total subjects of players N= 82, and 8 coaches were incorporated in this study. The study employed a descriptive survey method and the data collection instruments were questionnaire and observation. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 21.0) was used to compute the collected data. The descriptive statistics encompasses that the Mean, Standard deviation, Frequency and Percentages was employed in this study. In addition to this Charts/graphs and tables was employed to illustrate and elaborate based on the results of records. The finding of this study indicates that the interpersonal relationship between coaches and soccer players has been moderately good in their respective football clubs. Therefore, the study finding revealed that the coach shows a friendly attitude of interactions on the field and out of field in their football clubs and it is essential to increase players’ performance. The researcher recommends that the coaches, managers, and technical directors should considering that the coach-athlete relationship is crucial to augment players’ holistic performanc