Basketball Coach

Question
Hello.  What percentage of confidence is the player's responsibility?  What percentage is the coach?

What if the coach seems to do nothing to boost the player's confidence but only hurt it?

Thanks!

Answer
Dear friend,

Player's confidence is depended on many factors. One is coach of course. However, i would say that your confidence as a player should be a matter of yours alone. Don't listen to what other people say.

I want to give you an example to see what i mean.
If you watch NBA, then you definitely know Tracy McGrady.
Well, Tracy had a coach in his rookie year that said he would never make it to the NBA because he didn't have passion and will to work hard. Tracy was not let down, but took that as a MOTIVATING FACTOR. So after really hard practice he became what he is today and actually he owns that to his coach comment.

Yours,
Coach B.Anagnostou