20.500.12556/ReVIS-13315 How Do Serbian Gymnastics Coaches Make Decisions? Different authors argue that coaching is fundamentally a decision-making (hereinafter: DM) process, while coaches’ DM has been identified as a key element of a coach’s practice. In the present study, we examined the DM behavior of Serbian gymnastics coaches. The sample consisted of 53 coaches (age: 40.96±13.04 years). Manifested DM behavior was measured during the national coaching seminar using the General DM Style Inventory, which includes five DM styles defined as rational, intuitive, dependent, spontaneous and avoidant DM. Factor analyses were performed to reveal the DM styles’ structure. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to identify the association between DM styles, demographic and professional characteristics, and ANOVA was used to detect differences between more experienced and less experienced coaches. The results showed that coaches use a combination of all five DM styles when making decisions, but mostly use rational and dependent DM styles. Based on the discovered average structure of the DM styles, we can conclude that Serbian gymnastics coaches are mostly rational decision-makers who increase their rationality by seeking advice, opinions, and knowledge from colleagues when making decisions. Furthermore, more experienced coaches can make decisions more independently and also faster when the situation is urgent or time-limited. Serbian gymnastics coaches decision-making styles structure demographics characteristics professional characteristics experiences true true false Angleški jezik Ni določen Delo ni kategorizirano 2026-03-14 09:49:01 2026-06-09 08:30:11 2026-06-10 03:15:03 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 31-52 1 18 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-04-01 1855-3362 2232-6022 10.70908/2232-6022/18.31-52 18.31-52.pdf 18.31-52.pdf 1 B749ADEA4F63BAFAAD2D69992A167622 9f084ba50b7e7d9a388ebee9de2ad673a294df8a4d80785f676257d207a96f84 ab4f3d37-1f82-11f1-acf8-001a4af901a5 https://revis.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=15844 Euro-Mediterranean University 0 0 0