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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Encourage him.  Let him know you have confidence and so so his team in him and let him keep playing.  He will get over it if he wants to play. [/quote]

Some anxiety on the field can be quite normal (as long as it is forgotten after the game and doesn’t affect his life or well being off the field). It’s natural to be a bit nervous in certain situations (pitching in a tight game etc)- heck I would be and I’m 42 and not generally anxious.

I’d praise what he does well, don’t mention his anxiety unless HE brings it up (make sure you aren’t projecting), never criticize or mention an error or bad performance. Let the coaches handle it.

My own 12yo pitched in a game that was important to his team last week, was clearly a bit nervous and didn’t have a great outing. Afterward, we said “great game bud! You sure had a great hit! We loved watching you and the team play.  Let’s go get some ice cream” and that was that. No reason to make a big deal out of it. He’ll have plenty more games and failure is a part of most sports and part of the learning process. [/quote]

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