Trainer Behaviors and Athlete Character Relationship

The study group of this research, which was carried out to examine the effect of trainers' sportsman behavior levels on athletes' character levels, consists of 252 athletes aged 14-17 who participate in wrestling competitions in Eastern Anatolia Region. In order to obtain data for the purpose of the research, "Sports Character Scale" and "Trainers' Sportsman Behavior Scale" were used. Personal information questions regarding the demographic characteristics of the athletes participating in the study were asked. The study was performed out in SPSS 22 statistical package program and the degree of significance was taken as 0.05. In dual comparisons, Mann Whitney-U and multiple comparisons were applied in Kruskal Wallis Test. The Regression analysis was done to determine the effect level between the variables. According to the answers given by the athletes participating in the study according to their age, "do you have any success" and "at what level your coach has a success", there was a significant difference between the groups in athlete character levels. There was also a significant difference between the groups in the answers of the athletes perceived by their coaches to the question of "at what level if you have a success". According to the results of the regression analysis, it was determined that the level of sportsmanship behavior perceived by the athletes from their coaches affected the character of the athlete.