The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between coaches' leadership behaviors and levels of burnout experienced by athletes at university and college level. A sample of 173 university and college athletes completed a modified version of the Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS) and the Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ). Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, and stepwise regression. The results of this study revealed that there was a significant relationship between coaches' leadership behaviors and athlete burnout. Athletes who perceived their coaches as providing more training and instruction and exhibiting more democratic behavior and less autocratic behavior were less burnout.