london blue wrote:
Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective[/b].
Above anyone else at the club, i'd suggest that Ratts is in the position of greatest influence.................
Sounds like you've googled and found a definition for statistical confidence. Confidence as it relates to performance is more a product of self-efficacy or personal efficacy and outcome efficacy. Personal efficacy is the belief that you posses the skills and attributes to be successful at something. Outcome efficacy is more a belief that you can successfully apply those skills to a given situation to effect a positive outcome.
To a large degree the coach can't do much about players personal efficacy (actually that's not entirely true, giving JR an extended run in the 1's did a world of good for his self-belief). And I'd suggest, at least in a psychological sense that outcome efficacy is partly why we don't perform well against certain sides. The players require the structures and game plan to tackle different opponents with different strengths and game styles, and it will change from week to week. Players roles may change, their bodies develop and get stronger. People keep saying they are sick of the young and inconsistent excuse.....but from where our list has come from and lack of depth in the senior core, you don't learn those structures and roles and successfully implement them week after week overnight.