EP182: Building Confidence and Trust with Jamie Ransberry

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:

0:00 – 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