Successful Tunisian athletes

Less successful Tunisian athletes

Foreign athletes

Comparison

Closeness

Closeness of the athlete towards his trainer

8.45 ± 0.92

8.46 ± 0.69

8.75 ± 0.63

F = 1.37 N.S

Closeness of the trainer towards his athlete

8.18 ± 0.95

7.92 ± 1.06

8.56 ± 0.56

F = 3.47

p < 0.036

Commitment

Commitment of the athlete to his trainer

4.02 ± 1.37

3.64 ± 0.86

6.75 ± 2.79

F = 21.55

p < 0.001

Commitment of the trainer to his athlete

3.80 ± 1.36

3.61 ± 0.38

6.69 ± 2.84

F = 23.01

p < 0.001

Complementarity

The athlete completes the trainer

7.89 ± 0.82

7.58 ± 0.88

8.56 ± 0.78

F = 9.44

p < 0.001

The trainer completes the athlete

8.15 ± 0.78

7.72 ± 0.62

8.39 ± 0.81

F = 5.34

p < 0.001