Assessing the levels of trust in the coach of soccer players

The purpose of this study was to examine the trust level of soccer players in their coaches. To this aim, the data from a total of 223 licenced soccer players, 193 male and 30 female, still active soccer players competing in leagues in Samsun province were collected. The Personal Information Form and the Trust in the Coach Scale were used. Statistical analyses revealed that the soccer players varied only by their status in their team in the trust dimension; the justice dimension varied according to the sport age and their status in their team (amateur/professional) the soccer players; the benevolence dimension varied in three variables; sport age, their status in their team (amateur/professional) and education level; there were differences between age, education level, sporting age and their status in their team (amateur/professional) of the soccer players in the integrity dimension; the competence dimension varied according to the age, educational level and their status in their team (amateur/professional) of the soccer players; there was no difference in any subgroups in the commitment dimension; the cooperate dimension varied according to their status in their team (amateur/professional) of the soccer players and finally the performance dimension varied according to the educational level of the soccer players and their coach's age. No significant differences were found in any other dimensions. As a results it can be told that coaches can enable team players to see their weak and strong aspects in terms of trust by applying it to their own players. Coaches may use scale to conduct enhancement studies in dimensions where they are weaker, which may help them realize. Developments and enhancements can occur in performance by building trust which plays a key role in success in terms of coach-athlete. Sportive trust can be accepted as a critical success factor for athletes at all levels. "Trust in the coach" is of critical importance in the sportive success as much as training, nutrition and other factors.