My DD has clearly lost confidence in hitting. she seems to take pitches she used to hit (including stike 3s that are right down the middle) and her strikeout rate is at a 3X higher level than it has been in prior season and she is a second year 12u. she is still fielding well, but her offense is all but gone. She still hits fine when i take her to the park or into the net in the backyard by herself, but she is like a totally different person when showing up for games. she is uber passive now.
We have worked and talked and talked and talked, but nothing seems to be making any impact in what she is doing. Now, she is dropping in the batting order and it is making it worse and last night she cried for hours after dropping 2 more spots to 8th behind kids who never played travel before.
What can be done to get her confidence back? I am afraid this is going to be the end of softball for her if she does not get it back.
We have worked and talked and talked and talked, but nothing seems to be making any impact in what she is doing. Now, she is dropping in the batting order and it is making it worse and last night she cried for hours after dropping 2 more spots to 8th behind kids who never played travel before.
What can be done to get her confidence back? I am afraid this is going to be the end of softball for her if she does not get it back.