Abstract

Purpose: The present study aims to provide basic data for coaches and club staff for effectively running soccer teams by comparatively analyzing the differences in facotrs related to soccer learning between youth soccer clubs and elementary school teams. Instructors’(head coaches, assistant coaches, and trainers) coaching style and players’soccer training attitude, team adjustmen,t and team satisfaction were examined as key variables.BR Method: Using convenience sampling, three hundred questionnaires were collected from youth soccer clubs and elementary school teams in the Jeonbuk Province. In order to answer the designated research questions of this study, ANOVAs and multiple regressions were utilized.BR Results: The key findings are shown as follows. First, club players showed significantly higher levels of team adjustment, team satisfaction, and skill improvement than elementary school team players. Second, regarding the association between instructors’ coaching styles (advice &e ncouragement, coercive, and future-oriented coaching) and players’ training attitude, advice & encouragement coaching had a positive effect on training attitude, while coercive coaching had a negative effect on traniing attitude. Future-oriented coaching did not have a significant impact on training attitude. Third, advice & encouragement, coercive, and future-oriented coaching styles had a positive effect on skill improvement.BR Conclusion: The results indicate that differences existed in the players f’actors between elementary school teams and youth clubs. Also, there was the significant impact fo coaches’ leadership styles on the factors of soccer players.

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