摘要：The goal of our study was find the differences between judo coaches and coaches in other sports, in the dimensions of life satisfaction and general life experience, as well as according to the demographic variables and in variables directly linked with a coaching. We have examined a total of 132 coaches of various sports in Croatia (43 judo coaches and the rest were from other sports) during the seminar for coaches in Croatian Olympic Academy. For measuring satisfaction with life, we used Extended Satisfaction With Life Scale (modification of Pavot's & Diener's (1993) Satisfaction With Life Scale) and the Questionnaire about General Life Experience (Andrija.evi., 2009). Judo coaches showed higher education level, more medals achieved on national championships, more memberships in cadet and junior national team, comparing with the coaches from other sports. They are older, more work experienced in general as well as a coach, longer active in a top sport, later ended their professional carrier. In life satisfaction and general life experience, judo coaches have higher life achievement, lower daily fatigue but higher level of negative emotions and stress
