Hi Everybody,
So my daughter year end tournament was a major success, she had a very good tournament and was named MVP. Last night was her first tryout for 14u, it was horrible. She couldn't even make a basic play on the infield, dropped several fly balls and when she was able to catch the ball fudged up the throw. I have never ever seen play so bad. She usually shines at tryouts because she is a very confident person and thrives for the competition. The did their batting last where she wasn't too bad, but once again struggled more than usual. She has two more tryouts, but now she is stressed, shell shocked and some doubt has set in, and she can be a little stubborn as well. I need to build her confidence back up but I don't want to focus too much on it because she is a smart kid and will understand what I am doing.
The next tryout is tomorrow night. I am thinking that I should probably get her out on the field and have some fun and build her confidence back up. But I am not sure, it may be too much.
So my daughter year end tournament was a major success, she had a very good tournament and was named MVP. Last night was her first tryout for 14u, it was horrible. She couldn't even make a basic play on the infield, dropped several fly balls and when she was able to catch the ball fudged up the throw. I have never ever seen play so bad. She usually shines at tryouts because she is a very confident person and thrives for the competition. The did their batting last where she wasn't too bad, but once again struggled more than usual. She has two more tryouts, but now she is stressed, shell shocked and some doubt has set in, and she can be a little stubborn as well. I need to build her confidence back up but I don't want to focus too much on it because she is a smart kid and will understand what I am doing.
The next tryout is tomorrow night. I am thinking that I should probably get her out on the field and have some fun and build her confidence back up. But I am not sure, it may be too much.
If you are stressed, your DD will more than likely pick up on that vibe and just add to her stress. And if you freaked out a little about her not performing well I guarantee she could be taking on that additional pressure. In my experience there is nothing more stressful to a kid at least mine than the feeling she might let her parents down. On the other hand, if you give her the feeling everything is going to be alright no matter how a tryout goes and you love the fact she has the courage to even tryout it may relieve a ton of the pressure on her. 
