The Transforming Basketball Podcast

EP182: Building Confidence and Trust with Jamie Ransberry

September 30, 2026·13 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In this episode, George is joined by Jamie Ransberry during the Transforming Summer Camp 2026 in Roseto, Italy. Jamie  shares his biggest takeaways from his second year at the camp, including lessons on leadership, the social side of coaching, sports psychology, and creating psychologically safe practice environments.  Jamie recently completed his Master's in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, specialising in skill acquisition. His dissertation, "High-Performance Basketball Coaches' Perceptions of Implementing the Constraints-Led Approach to Practice," explored coaches' experiences of adopting the CLA, including how they began using the approach, the benefits they experienced, and the challenges involved in implementation. Jamie also discusses how these findings can support coaches looking to apply the CLA within their own practice environments.   Chapters: 00:00 – Introducing Jamie Ransbury and his second year at the Roseto coaching camp 01:09 – Jamie's biggest takeaways and how this year's camp differs from last year 01:55 – Leadership, social environments, and building team culture 02:32 – Mike McKay's Batman & Robin concept and learning when to lead or support 04:09 – The role of humility and recognizing when players need help 04:36 – Building confidence through competence and the optimal challenge point 05:44 – Psychological safety, trust, and adapting challenges to individual athletes 07:07 – Reframing failure as exploration and focusing on behavior-based goals 08:32 – Shifting away from outcome-based goals and focusing on good decisions 09:56 – Autonomy, belonging, and competence in creating better practice environments 11:45 – Transformational Tip   Level up your coaching with our Amazon Best Selling Book: https://amzn.to/3vO1Tc7 Access tons more of evidence-based coaching resources: https://transformingbball.com/products/    Links: Website: http://transformingbball.app/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/transformbball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformingbasketball/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@transformingbasketball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transformingbasketball/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transforming.basketball

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