PENGARUH GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN PELATIH DAN MOTIVASI ATLET TERHADAP KOHESIVITAS TIM SEPAK BOLA GRESIK UNITED FC

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of coaches’ leadership style and athletes’ motivation on team cohesion at Gresik United FC. This study employed a quantitative research approach. The population of this study consisted of football athletes of Gresik United FC who participated in the Liga 3 Nusantara competition. The sample consisted of 30 football athletes, and a saturated sampling technique was applied. Data were collected using questionnaires to measure coaches’ leadership style, athletes’ motivation, and team cohesion. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and instrument testing, including validity tests, reliability tests, classical assumption tests, and statistical analysis processed using SPSS version 26. The results of the F-test indicated that coaches’ leadership style and athletes’ motivation simultaneously had a positive and significant effect on team cohesion. Based on the R-square value, it was found that coaches’ leadership style and athletes’ motivation simultaneously influenced team cohesion by 48.9%, while the remaining 51.1% was explained by other factors not examined in this study.