023 | When a Coach Affects Your Confidence: Insight from a Pro Coach (Part 1)

This episode unpacks how outside factors — like your coach and team environment — can impact your confidence as a player. Coach David Morrell joins me for a raw and insightful conversation about the link between culture and confidence — how coaches can either fuel belief or steal it. I asked David to share his thoughts on a coach’s role when it comes to players’ confidence and my hope is that it gives you some of that coach’s insight that I literally get on a daily basis. …We talk through what a healthy, high-performance culture really looks like, and how to better understand your coach’s perspective when navigating how to create that ideal environment. Get the knowledge and understanding you need to stop overthinking your coach’s decisions and actions toward you and take back your confidence. 🎙️ Episode 23: When a Coach Affects Your Confidence — Insight from a Pro Coach (Part 1) Release Date: October 17, 2025 Episode Type: Interview 🔑 Episode Highlights: How team culture and coaching style can shape your confidence and mindset as a player. What makes a “high-performance” environment healthy — and how coaches can balance demanding standards with player wellbeing. The affect that role clarity can have on players’ confidence. The insider perspective from Coach David Morrell on what’s really going on in a coach’s mind when it comes to their actions. 💬 Quote Worth Remembering: “How can we not get subbed out? Let’s be honest… that’s what we’re really thinking.” – Teige Morrell 🎯 Want to Go Deeper? If you’d like to be coached by me for free, grab my free video lesson: That Finishing Touch + Setting Goals Like a Pro Worksheet HERE Let’s work on your game — and your mindset — together. 📚 Related Episodes & Resources: 🎙️ Episode 22 – Ball Hog or Team Player? Breaking Down the Basketball ‘Selfishness’ Debate 🎙️ Episode 7 – The Pressure to Be Perfect: People Pleasing and Playing Scared 📲 Keep the Conversation Going: Reach out any time at [email protected] or tag me on Instagram @proballbuddy when you’re listening — I love hearing your takeaways and stories! 💬 🧡 If This Helped You: Share this episode with a teammate or coach who’s navigating confidence challenges this season. It might spark the kind of understanding that changes a whole team dynamic. 🎧 Listen to More: Browse all episodes → Podbean / Apple / Spotify Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode drop!   confidence in basketball, coaching and confidence, team culture, basketball mindset, coach-player relationship, role clarity, high performance culture, trust in coaching, athlete confidence tips, mental toughness basketball, Pro Ball Buddy Podcast