The purpose of this study was to determinate the standpoint of basketball players towards their coaches and couching efficacy in two basketball teams: in the Lithuanian national team and in the club team “Žalgiris”. The main tasks of the research were to establish how basketball players evaluate the activity of their coach and to establish the effectiveness of communication during training. The methods of the research: a) survey of literature; b) questionnaire. For the purpose of research two basketball teams The National basketball team and “Žalgiris” were selected. Twelve basketball players form each team were chosen. The research was carried out in 2006. Referring to the accomplished investigation of the effectiveness of training conditions it was established, that in a psychological sense training conditions are more favorable evaluated by the Lithuanian National team. The players of “Žalgiris” are unsatisfied with training conditions: basketball players lack the coaches support and attention. More than 50 % players of the both teams evaluate favorably their coaches activity rates: gnostic, emotional and behavioral (the level of these rates was evaluated as high). By employing T. Dembo – S. Rubistein approach Effectiveness of Communication during training it was determined, that the criticism related to the trainer of the Lithuanian National team is not so sharp like in the club team “Žalgiris“.