Communication skills represent an important indicator of professional success in most fields of activity and a predictor of the social success of modern man. As a teacher or coach, we have to choose between revealing our feelings and experiences and thus creating an atmosphere of trust and positive communication, or staying away from the risk of being misunderstood. An exposure that is too open can be embarrassing, and too compressed "freezes" the relationships with others. Self-disclosure occurs in a small group, in the context of positive interpersonal relationships and matures over time. Rarely in strictly professional relationships are people willing to put their "souls in the palm of their hand" right from the start. As time and routine provide us with a sufficient degree of predictability of the reactions of those we work with, we can feel safe talking more about our feelings, beliefs, values and motivations. Some members of the group may inspire more confidence than others and, at the same time, emanate, through their attitude, more support or empathy. In the present research, carried out within the State University of Physical Education and Sport, we aimed to identify the factors that can influence the learning process of students/athletes in terms of communication and relationship between the latter ones and teachers.