In the research, the opinions of young footballers were analyzed regarding to the educative and supportive, democratic, social support, autocratic and positive feedback leader behaviors received from their coaches. The demographic characteristics of footballers and coaches were examined. Leader behavior characteristics experienced by coaches were determined and included in the study, also the relationship between the demographic characteristics of football players and leader behavior characteristics experienced by coaches was studied. The data includes the TRNC A2 Super League footballers (total 126) and coaches from 7 different teams located in Nicosia. In the research, mixed method which includes both quantitative and qualitative methods was used. In the quantitative part of the study, a survey method was applied to determine the leading behavior characteristics of football players from their coaches. In the qualitative part of the study, a semi-structured interview form was prepared and applied to determine the opinions of the coaches about the leading behavior characteristics. According to the results obtained; the leader`s behavioral characteristics that the footballers experienced from their coaches and the opinions of the trainers about their leader behaviors coincide. A significant difference was found between the educational status and football playing time of football players and also their social support behaviors from their coaches. In addition, a significant difference was determined again between the working times of football players with the same coach.
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