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INFLUENCE OF WOODBALL COACHING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR ON ATHLETES’ ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT, TEAM COHESION AND TRAINING SATISFACTION

Shiou-Huang Yeh

Physical Education Office, 

Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan 

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Abstract

This study aims to explore the effects of woodball coaching leadership behavior on woodball athletes' organizational commitment, team cohesion and training satisfaction. The survey research was adopted, a total of 300 questionnaires were distributed, and 270 were returned, with a recovery rate of 90%. After 16 invalid questionnaires were excluded, 254 valid questionnaires were obtained, with an effective recovery rate of 94.1%. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS and AMOS. The research results indicated that: (1) coaching leadership behavior had a significant positive effect on organizational commitment; (2) coaching leadership behavior had a significant positive effect on team cohesion; (3) coaching leadership behavior had a significant positive effect on training satisfaction; (4) organizational commitment had a significant positive effect on training satisfaction; (5) team cohesion had a significant positive effect on training satisfaction. Finally, relevant suggestions were provided for practical application and future research based on the research results.

Key words: woodball athletes, coaching leadership behavior, organizational commitment, team cohesion, training satisfaction.