The effect of the perception of leadership style in sport, practices of applying power by coaches and sport commitment on the satisfaction of athletes (Individual and team disciplines)

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the perception of leadership style in sport, practices of applying power by coaches and sport commitment on the satisfaction of athletes Individual and team disciplines in the city of Kermanshah. The population of this study sample included individual and team athletes who had continuous exercise for at least 6 months that using variance estimation of 30 prototypes, 301 persons were considered as sample size. Also, the construct validity of the questionnaire was examined using confirmatory factor analysis and the Composit reliability and Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the reliability of the questions which the results of all questionnaires were obtained above 0.7. For data analysis, was used using two spss 22 and LISREL software 8.80. The results showed that the factors of leadership in sports, practices of coaches for applying power and sport commitment can predict and explain 0.55 of changes in satisfaction of athletes. Therefore, it is suggested that coaches to achieve satisfaction of their athletes, which can lead to success and the effectiveness of individual and group performance, pay special attention to particular types of democratic leadership styles and practices of applying specialized power.