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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve got a similar situation.

My 9, almost 10 year old has decent skills and she’s by far the fastest on the team, but you’d never know it from watching a game. She’s on a new team and shy anyway, so last week I asked her why she wasn’t giving the same level of effort in games that she gives in practice and it boiled down to confidence in skills. She essentially said she’d rather not enter a 1v1 situation than try it and lose.

I signed her up for private lessons with her (amazing) coach. Note - I’ve also got an 8 year old and there’s no way I’d sign her up for private lessons at that age. It is incredibly expensive, but I want her to learn that practicing can build mastery and confidence. I don’t care if she plays soccer past 5th grade, but I do care that she learn the results of practice and giving 110% for your team on the field.

So, my suggestion is practice with her or get someone else who can. [/quote]

Thanks, PP. I do practice with her a couple hours a week. I think it is because of these sessions together that her skills have leap frogged over the other kids'. But like your child, she is a bit shy. Perhaps it is her shy nature that holds her back in games. Perhaps, with time, her increasing skills will give her the confidence to let it all hang out on the field.[/quote]

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