Özet:

In this study, it is aimed to analyze the variables which might have effects on trainer com­munication skills perceived by professional basketball and volleyball players and on their an­xiety level. The study group of this research consists of a total of 235 athletes (106 female and 129 male) determined by random sampling. As the data collecting tool, Trainer Communication Skill Scale (Yılmaz 2008) and Trait Anxiety Scale (Spielberg et.al 1970) have been used. In the analysis of the data, correlation and regression tests have been used. It is found that while gender, marital status, the length of playing sports and the length of working with their current trainers have effects on the level of trainer communication skill levels, gender and educational level have effects on trait anxiety levels of the athletes. As a result, when compared to the athletes with 7 and minus years of experience, the athletes with 22 and plus years of experience perceive trainer communication skill in a higher level; and it is found that when compared to male athletes, the female athletes and when compared to basketball player, the volleyball players have a higher level of anxiety levels. In the future research where amateur athletes and different branches of sports are included and where analysis related to trainer communication skill perception and trait anxi­ety levels of professional and amateur athletes are carried out, different results might be obtained. 

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