2023, Vol. 10, Issue 5, Part A

Social media is a new type of online media. This study aims to examine the use of Facebook as a social media tool by physical education and sports teacher candidates and coach candidates in terms of different variables. It consists of a total of 185 teacher and coach candidates, 100 female and 85 male, with an average age of 21.87±2.36 years, studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences. As a data collection tool, as a data collection tool, developed by Karakoç et al. “Facebook Usage Motivation Scale” was used. Obtained data were analyzed with an independent sample test and a One-way ANOVA test. Facebook usage of students does not differ in terms of gender. (p>0.05). There is a statistically significant difference in the average score of Facebook according to why students connect to Facebook (p<0.05). According to this, the fact that his friends also use Facebook makes Facebook stand out as a meeting point where friends come together even in a virtual environment. There is a significant difference in Facebook usage motivation scores between students who have been a member of Facebook for up to two years and those who have been members for more than two years (p<0.05). As a result, the motivation of Facebook use of physical education teacher and coach candidates did not differ in terms of gender, depending on why the students were connected to Facebook. It was found that there is a statistically significant difference in the averages of Facebook scores, differing according to the duration of being a member of Facebook