Teams: trust as a performance variable
Culture isn’t vibes—it’s clarity. Notes on communication norms coaches and captains can operationalize.
Trust on a team isn’t abstract goodwill. It shows up as predictable communication: who speaks up, how conflict is handled, what happens after a mistake. When norms are fuzzy, athletes spend cognitive bandwidth guessing social risk instead of executing skills.
Useful questions for a staff workshop:
- What does a “good mistake” look like here—and how is it acknowledged?
- What’s the agreed escalation path when intensity spills into friction?
- Where should mental skills live in the weekly rhythm (not as an add-on lecture)?
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