Re: 7 and Quitting?? help me please

guest — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:43:03 GMT

Thank you all for your replies. I have explained to her the fact that she made the committment to the team and to the sport for the season. I think her main thing is that in the division itself there are a lot of "bigger" players. Last week she actually had a great game and i know she felt great about it. no goal (on her mind not mine) yet but she is a great defensive player that really hustled during that game. Then she goes to practice again and says she doesnt like it again. I really think its about scoring in her mind. Well for now we will just keep trying to keep up moral and tell her she is doing a great job. thanks for the comments they all made so much sense.

7 and Quitting?? help me please

guest — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:53:43 GMT

I am in some desperate need of help. I signed up 3 years ago now to help coach within the Youth Soccer Association. Since then i have coached my own division 1 team for a year now. I absolutely love my 4/5/6 year olds. They can be kind of crazy, but they make me laugh all the time. My own daughters got me involved in it. We have a 7 year old and a 5 year old that are involved with soccer. The 5 year old is just starting to come around and not poop out after a few minutes. My 7 year old, who turned so aggressive (in a good way) last fall, was moved up to division 2 this year due to her age and experience. Now that she is in the next level up she has lost all her interest in playing. She tells me now that she doesn't want to play. As a mom, i have told her that i feel that she signed up to play both seasons (spring and fall) and she should finish out the season and not "quit" on her teammates. Maybe i am being too rough on her, and i guess i need help with this. I don't want to turn her away from other options or from soccer in general. Maybe she really doesn't want to play right now. My thoughts to her not wanting to play are because she hasn't "scored a goal" yet. She is a good defensive player but at this age doesn't really understand that some kids are meant to play in the back and some up front, she is also a lot smaller than most kids in this division. How do i help her feel more comfortable, or do i just let her quit? i really don't want to keep saying you can't be a quitter, because i am feeling so guilty about that statement now, but what do i do? Her uncle coaches her team now and its not really easy for me to talk to him about what we can do with her. He doesn't really seem to be the type to build confidence either. Please please help me!! - mom in CT of 3.

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Re: 7 and Quitting?? help me please

7 and Quitting?? help me please