Persepsi Atlet Pelajar: Tingkah laku kejurulatihan sukan balapan dan padang

Abstract

In the context of extending the knowledge of coaching in sports in Malaysia particularly in Sarawak, this study aimed to identify the perception of student athlete regarding to the coaching behavior, in addition to investigate the preferred coaching behavior as well as perceived coaching behavior by the student athlete of track and field sports from Sarawak state. This is a descriptive study that using equal-size groups in stratified sampling method. The study consisted of 252 respondents (male, n = 126; female, n = 126), who were secondary school student athletes aged between 13 to 18 years old and had represented their division for competition. Questionnaires Leadership Scale for Sport (LSS) developed by Chelladurai and Saleh (1980) was adapted and used as instrument for our research to measure five coaching behaviors. Based on the Sarawak state sport track and field student athletes perception on the coaching behavior, findings indicated that the preferred behavior by student athletes matched with the perceived coaching behavior of the coach. Study data demonstrated that Instruction and Training behavior (M = 4.33, SP = 0.67) as the most preferred ranking, followed by Positive Feedback behavior (M = 4.14, SP = 0.74). The findings of student athletes' perceptions to perceived coaching behavior that often existing on the coach is also Instruction and Training behavior (M = 4.13, SD = 0.68), followed by Positive Feedback behavior (M = 3.89, SD = 0.75). As the conclusion, perceptions of student athletes were not differed by gender, with both boys and girls indicated alike thoughts in their preferred coaching behavior as well as perceived coaching behavior, which was Instruction and Training behavior.