The relationship between perceived leadership behaviors of coaches, achievement goals and athlete's satisfaction of the Iranian elite female basketball

The purpose of this study was to examine relationship between perceived leadership behaviors of coaches, achievement goals and athlete’s satisfaction of the Iranian elite female basketball players. Statistical society of this study was included from all super leagues’ female basketball players. Sample society was equal to all 174 athletes of statistical society and the method of research was descriptive. The personal information leadership sport scale (LSS), Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ), and athlete satisfaction questionnaire (ASQ) were used to measure the variables. Descriptive methods were used to analyze the data and in order to determine the relationship a multiple variable regression was used. The results showed that leadership behaviors coaches with achievement goals are correlated (p<0.05). And there is significant relationship between leadership behavior of social support on the one hand, and ego orientation and the other(p<0.05). Leadership behavior and athlete satisfaction have significant linear relationship, also instruction and training behavior and positive feedback have linear relationship with athlete satisfaction and even predict it(p<0.05).Generally Leadership behaviors of coaches are important and predictive factor in forming of achievement goals and athlete’s satisfaction.