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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]U[b]nfortunately, bullying never stops until the bullied kid practices very hard. [/b][i]This not only improves his skills but more importantly greatly improves his/her self-confidence.

Being new to any team, there’s always a feeling of isolation unless the player joins with his/her friends too.  This happened to my DD when she joined a team 2 years ago. While she was a decent player, she was new to the travel team environment.  Hence, she didn’t understand some of the positioning and terminologies. She was fine after one season. In addition, she practiced a lot on her own and I noticed not only a spike in her skills but a huge spike in her confidence too. She’s now U13. [/quote]

This wasn't my experience, on the boys' side.  I was one of the best players on the team, but for social reasons wholly unrelated to the team, I was bullied by the older kids.  For the entire season.  Working harder and outperforming them did not change anything for the better.  Boys aged 13-15 are usually dicks because they're going through so much developmentally (physically and emptionally) that they have trouble controlling themselves.  And socially, they are so afraid of being "weak" that they will find any reason to single anyone else out.  [/quote]

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