- Jun 29, 2013
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I've run into this with my 8 YO. Everyone sits on the bench by rotation, everyone plays IF and OF, but last year she would pitch a fit when she didn't get what she wanted. She is very bright, does well in school, but is also very strong willed with pretty much everyone. She did the same things for her fall coach (I made the decision to let someone else coach her then). What worked for me, during practice, was to make her sit on the bench an be ignored when everyone else was playing. During games, I tried to let other coaches deal with her, but honestly nothing worked. I nearly pulled her out of a game when she pouted and wouldn't pay attention, but one of the other coaches finally got her to get her head into the game just as I was ready. I think it was mostly an age issue, as she has matured a lot in the last year. But finding the right balance between treating your kid like all the others, not giving her special attention AND not treating her worse is a really difficult task. Personacan's suggestion is the best IMO.