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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,

My DD's coach nitpicks every single thing she does.  Like he never has a single positive word to say to her, even though he tells me she is so talented and one of the best in the club, blah, blah, blah.  Which of course I tell her he is just doing that to make her better, but at the same time, he clearly has players he just loves and praises.  Like this one girl, she can be doing absolutely nothing special at all.  It can be a passing drill and all she did was make the correct pass, same as everyone else.  But he's all "great kiddo, that's just great" and pretty much praises everything she does.  Even when she makes a mistake, he makes it the fault of another player.

It's just wearing her down.  I know all the things to say and how this will just make her better, he's not doing that girl any favors, play for you and not for him, not every coach will like you. However, I can see how it bothers her.  And you can never talk to any of these coaches.  I'm afraid he will drive her away from the thing she loves most.[/quote]

Not sure how to help her move through this.  I'm running out of things to say and they just get stale after a while.  I know it's an opportunity for growth, etc.  But these are still developing kids trying to find their way in the world and I want to help my DD find hers.  Anyone experience this?  How did you handle it?[/quote]

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