Young basketball players’ assessment of their coach

Aim of the study – to investigate and evaluate young basketball players’standpoint towards their coach. Target of the study – young baskteball athletes’ (cadets and juniors) assessment of their coach. Methods of the study – in order to achieve the objective a quantitative descriptive study was conducted. The study was carried out in February 2017. An anonymous questionnaire method was chosen to conduct this study. Participants: young basketball players from basketball schools „Sabonis“, „Tornadas“, „Perkūnas“ in Kaunas and Šilalė (n=169). The athletes’ assessment of their coach was determined using modified versions of J. Chanin’s,,Coach – Athlete“ and T. Moser’s ,,Real and Ideal Coach“ questionnaires. Statistical significance level of p