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.