Abstract:
The purpose of this study was investigating leadership style on short distance trainees’ performance in some selected first division athletics club of Addis Ababa city administration. The study design Was cross sectional. The study included 42 total subjects were 2/two/ Addis Ababa athletic federation experts, 34 /thirty-four/ trainees from 3 /three/ first division athletic clubs and /6/ six coaches which were found in some selected first division athletics club of Addis Ababa city Administration. They were selected availably. The data have been gathered through questionnaire and interviews. The data have been analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative data describing by, frequency, percentage, charts and person correlation calculated through the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.Interviewandopen ended questioner was described by qualitative explanation methods. The findings indicated that, no abundant facilities and equipment, coach use mostly coach centered coaching philosophy (approach); each club have no their own training field and gymnasium and the respondent were disagreed on laizzesfair leadership style. finally the research recommendations on the basis of the study findings were: The club manager have to search a solution by giving high emphasis and designing new strategies to full fill (equip) the Athletics club with sufficient material and To be effective in short distance running or sprinting in the club, the researcher wants to indicate the government give field to the club to build gymnasium and mini stadium. The researcher advice the club manager also work jointly with athletics federation, private sport centers, sport Medias, governmental and non–governmental organization to get donations or generate incomes.
