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Even though sport satisfaction has proved an important element for youngsters to keep practicing sports, little is known on the sport satisfaction of coaches. Moreover, the coach-athlete relationship is acknowledged as a key element for sport success, but whether its importance is the same for coaches and athletes is yet to be investigated. Our study analyzed the mediating role of the coach-athlete relationship in associating the satisfaction of basic psychological needs and sport satisfaction of Brazilian coaches and athletes. 364 coaches and athletes participated in the study representing 182 dyads from different sports according to the following instruments: Basic Needs Satisfaction Sport Scale (BNSSS), Coach-Athlete Relationship Questionnaire, athlete and coach versions (CART-Q), and the Athletic Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ). Data analysis followed a Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with a significance level of p < 0.05, generating results in which the mediating model for coaches was not adequately fit, while the direct model, without mediation, was adequately fit and explained 48% of sport satisfaction variance. For athletes, the mediating model has shown adequate fit and explained 81% of the sport satisfaction variance, leading us to conclude that the quality of the coach-athlete relationship can be considered a determining factor for the satisfaction of young Brazilian athletes’ basic psychological needs as well as sport satisfaction, but proved not as relevant to their coaches.

This research adapted the Life Skills Scale for Sport (LSSS) into Portuguese and provided evidence for its construct validity. Study 1 included four translators and five academics who developed a Portuguese version of the LSSS (P-LSSS). During this study, evidence for the content and substantive aspects of construct validity was provided using an expert panel and 25 sports participants. Study 2 included 413 participants that completed the P-LSSS. Within this study, evidence for the structural aspect of construct validity was provided via factor analyses. Study 3 included 134 participants who completed the P-LSSS and a measure of motivation. This study provided evidence for the external aspect of construct validity, with results showing more self-determined motivation had positive relationships with participant's life skills development.

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Objetivou-se analisar a motivação e a relação treinador-atleta em atletas do futsal feminino paranaense. Participaram 42 atletas, com média de idade de 22,1 anos (± 3,6 anos), inscritas no Campeonato Paranaense de Futsal Feminino Adulto 2017. Os instrumentos foram a Escala de Motivação para o Esporte e o Questionário de Relacionamento Treinador-atleta. As análises foram realizadas pelos testes de Friedman, U de Mann Whitney e Coeficiente de Correlação de Spearman (p < 0,05). Os resultados revelaram valores elevados para a motivação intrínseca (Md = 6,7), integrada (Md = 6,7) e identificada (Md = 6,3) e no relacionamento treinador-atleta para as dimensões proximidade (Md = 6,7) e complementaridade (Md = 6,5). Foram identificadas correlações significantes e positivas entre a dimensão motivação identificada e as dimensões proximidade, comprometimento e complementaridade (p < 0,05); a motivação intrínseca correlacionou-se com a dimensão proximidade. As atletas do futsal feminino paranaense mostram-se motivadas intrinsecamente para suas práticas esportivas, percebem um relacionamento com o treinador baseado na confiança, respeito e comportamentos amigáveis.