Coach–Athlete Scale Test

Understand how athletes view their coach and the relationship in just 5 minutes. Get clear, actionable insight to strengthen trust, support, motivation, and performance fast.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

6/8

Behavioral (B)

Measures how athletes perceive the coach’s observable behavior and communication style in day-to-day interactions.

Needs improvement

Adequate

Strong

0 – 2: Needs improvement | 3 – 5: Adequate | 6 – 8: Strong

A score of 6 falls in the Strong range, suggesting athletes generally view the coach’s behavior and communication as effective and supportive.

example score

7/8

Emotional (E)

Measures how well the coach provides warmth, informal connection, attention, and emotional support to the athlete.

Low support

Moderate support

High support

0 – 2: Low support | 3 – 5: Moderate support | 6 – 8: High support

A score of 7 indicates the athlete generally experiences the coach as emotionally supportive, attentive, and warm in informal interactions.

example score

5/8

Cognitive (C)

Measures athletes’ perception of the coach’s professional competence and specialist expertise.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 2: Low | 3 – 5: Moderate | 6 – 8: High

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting athletes generally view the coach as competent, with some room to strengthen perceived expertise.

example score

13/24

Overall Score (OS)

Measures how favorable the coach–athlete relationship is from the athlete’s perspective across trust, support, motivation, and practical collaboration.

Low favorability

Moderate favorability

High favorability

0 – 11: Low favorability | 12 – 14: Moderate favorability | 15 – 24: High favorability

A score of 13 indicates a moderately favorable coach–athlete interaction, suggesting generally positive but not consistently strong perceptions across key areas.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Team coaches and trainers

41%OF USERS

They use it to quickly see how athletes perceive their leadership, support, and day-to-day coaching style.

Sport psychologists and consultants

34%OF USERS

They administer it to pinpoint trust and communication gaps and plan targeted work with the coach and athletes.

Athletes and team captains

25%OF USERS

They take it to express how the coach affects motivation, confidence, and team climate in a structured way.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Behavioral (B)

Average

3.7

Normal range

2.3 — 5.1

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Emotional (E)

Average

2.8

Normal range

1.7 — 3.9

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Gnostic (G)

Average

4.7

Normal range

3.5 — 5.9

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Final score (Fs)

Average

9.7

Normal range

6.3 — 13.2

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please read each of the following statements carefully. If you consider a statement to be true and consistent with your relationship with the coach, respond “Yes.” If it is not true, respond “No.”

- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- No

These are 3 of the 24 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Coach–Athlete Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This brief self-report measure is used to characterize athletes’ perceptions of their relationship with a coach. The Coach-Athlete Scale is intended to support a rapid, structured appraisal of interpersonal and working aspects of the coach-athlete relationship.

The measure includes 24 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Item content reflects common relational domains (e.g., perceived trust, support, motivation, and day-to-day collaboration), yielding data that can inform clinical or applied sport psychology case formulation and consultation.

The Coach-Athlete Scale may be used to identify areas of relative strength and strain in coach-athlete interactions and to guide targeted intervention planning (e.g., communication strategies or leadership approach). It is commonly cited in the sport psychology literature (e.g., Albert V. Carron; Sophia Jowett).

Author: Albert V. Carron, Sophia Jowett

Literature: Jowett, S., & Cockerill, I. M. Incompatibility in the coach–athlete relationship. Incompatibility in the coach–athlete relationship. Journal of Sports Sciences. 2003.; Vealey, R. S. Coaching for the inner edge. Fitness Information Technology. 2005.