The Relationship between the Coaches’ Perception of Power Sources and Satisfaction of the Iranian Elite Judo Players

The present paper aims to study the relationship between the coaches’ perception of power sources and satisfaction of the Iranian elite judo players. The study utilized a correlational methodology with the field data-collection method. The statistical population included the entire judo players of the Pro League in Iran. 115 subjects were selected as the sample population. The data-gathering instrument was the demographic questionnaire as well as the ‘Power in Sport’ (=α0.96) and the ‘Athlete's Satisfaction ‘questionnaires (=α0.94). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, and Multiple Regression was used to evaluate the relationships between variables. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between the coaches’ perception of power sources and the players’ satisfaction (p<0.01). Moreover, the findings were indicative of a significant positive relationship between reward power and referent power on one hand, and the players’ satisfaction, on the other (p<0.01). However, there was no significant relationship between coercing, legitimate, and expert powers, on one hand, and satisfaction of the players, on the other (p>0.05). Generally, power sources of coaches are important and predictive factors in athletes’ satisfaction.