Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to survey managerial factors that affect performance of
male football players with specific reference to South Region Ethiopia super league
football clubs. The research was descriptive. The sample was selected by using purposive
sampling technique. The study consists of players, main coaches, assistant coaches and
sport managers (N=69) from each club were represented). The data were analyzed using
percentage, frequency, and qualitative explanations.
The results should that there is a significant relation between managerial factors that
affect performance of male football players as well as there is a difficulty to match
managemental style with athletes satisfaction. However, during the conduct of the
managerial bodies many challenges were perceived such as of understanding level of the
players’, individual difference, family background of the players, environmental influence,
educational level of the players and soon. These were the most difficulties that faced to
athletes to apply the best suited to bring the enhanced performance of players in the club.
The instruments for data collection included questionnaire and interview. Then the
collected data have been analyzed and the major findings implied out. Some important
points of the study were summarized and the conclusion was drowning from it about the
managerial factors that affect performance of male football players according to the
player’s satisfaction. At the end some recommendations were made for perceived
challenges or problems to implies the need of facilitating administrative and managerial
strategies related to coaching training for the coach and fans support and training for
players as well as communication among the managers for the better performance in the
super league football clubs.
