Perceptions of leadership behavior and the relationship to athletes among Scandinavian coaches

Published version of an article in the journal: Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum. Also available from the publisher at: http://sportstudies.org/2014/11/25/perceptions-of-leadership-behavior-and-the-relationship-to-athletes-among-scandinavian-coaches/ -Open Access The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the perceptions of leadership behavior and coach–athlete relationship in Scandinavian coaches. A secondary purpose was to investigate if differences in national sport education, level of coaching and coaching experiences in individual or team sport have an influence on leadership behavior and coach–athlete relationships. One hundred and forty nine coaches at inte…