My 14U daughter recently moved up to a team with a much better level of play and players. Previously, she was one of the better players on her lower-level team, mostly playing catcher and 3rd. Now that she has moved up, she is one of the lesser skilled players and is not going to see much time, if at all, at catcher or 3rd.
Coach has been putting her in right field and she is really struggling. Not only with the skills needed to be a good outfielder, but also confidence. She's playing scared and I can tell that she is so nervous when she is out there. She isn't tracking the ball very well and is just so unsure of herself. Her dad and I have both talked to her about the importance of outfield and how she just needs to find her role on this team and go all out at it, but she's having a hard time getting out of the mentality that being in right field is because she is the worst player on the team and is so down on herself.
She knows everyone on the team and has played with them on and off for years. They are great kids...and are really talented ball players...so she's already saying things like "everyone is so much better than me. They are great and I am bringing them all down" I try to remind her that she used to struggle a lot and be unsure of herself at 3rd base when she first started playing there, but then ended up being a great, solid, confident 3rd basement. She's the kind of kid where it just takes time and a ton of reps to get comfortable and good at a position, but she doesn't understand that.
Any great words of advice or wisdom I could share with her?
Coach has been putting her in right field and she is really struggling. Not only with the skills needed to be a good outfielder, but also confidence. She's playing scared and I can tell that she is so nervous when she is out there. She isn't tracking the ball very well and is just so unsure of herself. Her dad and I have both talked to her about the importance of outfield and how she just needs to find her role on this team and go all out at it, but she's having a hard time getting out of the mentality that being in right field is because she is the worst player on the team and is so down on herself.
She knows everyone on the team and has played with them on and off for years. They are great kids...and are really talented ball players...so she's already saying things like "everyone is so much better than me. They are great and I am bringing them all down" I try to remind her that she used to struggle a lot and be unsure of herself at 3rd base when she first started playing there, but then ended up being a great, solid, confident 3rd basement. She's the kind of kid where it just takes time and a ton of reps to get comfortable and good at a position, but she doesn't understand that.
Any great words of advice or wisdom I could share with her?