Interpersonal Relationships among Ethiopia Water Sport Association Basketball Team

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interpersonal relationships among the coach, players, and management of the Ethiopia Water Sport Association basketball team. The participants in this research were consisted of fourteen (14) basketball players, one head coach of the team. The participants were selected non random sample as purposely. The major instruments in this study were questionnaire and field observation.

The findings of the study related to the interpersonal relationships among players of the team indicated that, the majority of players’ responded that there is a mutual respect and were made freely communicate and take responsibilities about each other for loss or poor performance of the team. Players’, however, were encouraged by the coach to improve confidence, close and informal relationships. Specifically, players’ were found to have perceived coaches as organizers and facilitators, whom aided them to reach their optimal preparation for performance.

Keywords: Interpersonal relationships, Team cohesion,