Özet:

The aim of this study is to study the basic psychological needs of coaches who are actively working in the Samsun province and the level of work satisfaction. The study is a type of diversification pattern, which is a variety of karma research model (nicel-nitel). In the qualification section of the study, the sample group is active in the Samsun province of 10, and in the quantum section, 109 coaches are formed. As a data collection tool in the study, the 8 material semi-configured conversation form prepared by Vardağlı and Çankaya (2020) in order to determine the basic psychological needs of the coaches; the work satisfaction scale developed by Brayfield and Rothe (1951) in order to study the level of work satisfaction, created by Judge, Locke, Durham and Kluger (1998) in order to determine the basic psychological needs of the coaches and adapted by Keser and Bilir (2019) in Turkish. The audio recordings obtained in the qualification section of the study were written and transmitted to the Nvivo program by content analysis method. In the quantitative part of the study, all statistical calculations were made in the SPSS 22.0 V. statistical package program. The research findings show the self-confidence, leadership, communication, etc. of the athletes. The development of their characteristics is observed, at the course of training they pay attention to aspects such as the disability and psychological condition of the athlete, the coaches are often able to transmit information but the physical conditions and material deficiency state have a negative impact on this process, the coaches define themselves as innovative and competitive, the majority of the coaches in the event of failure show their reactions to the athlete with words or mimics, the coaches are unable to make independent decisions, the coaches are unconscious of their views, the coaches are unsuitable, the job conditions are unsuitable, the job rights are not given, the salaries are not sufficient. In the course of the process, the coach’s achievement has been determined to guide the children to the sport, to give more space to the sport in schools, to the coach’s opinion and recommendations in the form of self-update. Furthermore, there is no significant difference between the level of job satisfaction of coaches according to the work status, training status, income status, sporting status; the level of job satisfaction of women coaches and the group of coaches with the individual sport industry has been found higher. Therefore, it is important to create an attitude of membership by the coaches taking into account their views by the managers and also to provide adequate levels of encouraging measures by improving the working conditions and the rights of ownership.

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