Managerial factors that affect performance of Male football players: with specific reference to South region Ethiopia super league football clubs

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.