Is it safe to speak up in professional sport?

Dr. MCB’s Curiosities · Oct 25, 2026 · 25m

Episode 2 of 7 in What makes a high-performance culture? Today's question: Can anyone here tell the truth?

An assistant coach who always pushed back gets shut down once, in one staff meeting, and within weeks four people in the building have gone quiet, including the ones nobody told to. By the end of the season a goalkeeper has played through an injury nobody reported. Through Marta, a composite story, Dr. MCB explains what psychological safety actually is (a belief the whole team shares, that admitting a mistake, asking a question or disagreeing won't be punished), why it isn't comfort…