Investigation of High School Students Attitudes Towards Coaching Profession According to Some Demographic Characteristics

This research examines the relationship between the attitudes of high school students in Ankara province towards the coaching profession and some demographic characteristics and the relationship between attitudes towards the coaching profession and its sub-dimensions. The research was conducted with 305 high school students in 2024 and 2025. The study was conducted using a relational screening method. The participants were administered a "Attitude Scale for High School Students Towards the Coaching Profession" and a "Demographic Information Form" as data collection tools. In the evaluation of research data, statistical methods such as frequency, percentage distributions, Independent Samples T Test for two groups, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for multiple groups, Tukey's test for detecting differences between groups, Cohen's d and eta-squared for determining effect size, and Pearson Correlation analysis for determining relationships were utilized. As a result of the study, a significant difference was found between the participants' attitudes towards the coaching profession and the demographic variables of gender, age, years of experience in sports, and licensed athlete status, while no significant difference was found between the variables of grade level and favorite team. At the same time, a positive and significant relationship was found between high school students' attitudes towards the coaching profession and its sub-dimensions.