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This study aims to investigate perceived coaches’ leadership behavior and team cohesiveness of indoor tug-of-war teams in junior high and elementary school in Taiwan . The instruments were included perceived coaches’ leadership behavior questions and team cohesiveness questionnaire. The repossess rate was 80.5%. Data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson’s product-moment correlation. The results of the study were as below: 1. The aspects of perceived coaches’ leadership behavior: (1) The male players had more high scores on democratic and autocratic behavior and social support than the female ones. (2) The aboriginal players had more high scores on positive feedback than the non-aboriginal players (3) The players in the east district had more high scores on democratic behavior, autocratic behavior, and positive feedback. (4) The players who spent 1 to 2 years with the coach had more high scores on training and instruction, democratic behavior than under 1 year players. The players who spent more than 3 years with the coach had more high scores on democratic behavior, positive feedback and coach behavior scale than under 1 year, 2 to 3 years players. (5) The players with 4~6 training hours per week had more high scores on autocratic behavior an positive feedback than more than 6 training hours players. (6) There were no significant difference on perceived coaches’ leadership behavior in the best records of previous competition. 2. The aspect of team cohesiveness: (1)There were no significant difference on team cohesiveness in gender, aboriginal and the best records of previous competition. (2) The players who spent 1 to 2 years with the coach had more interpersonal affinity in team cohesiveness than under 2~3 year players. (3) The players with 2~4 training hours per week had more team-work in team cohesiveness than more perceived 4~6 training hours players.
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