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Originally Posted by lookout123
i've got one girl on my team that literally cried the first time i put her on the field because she was terrified she'd make a mistake and people wouldn't like her. i made her a defender and told her all she has to do is kick the ball to the outside of the field if the ball comes close to her. she did that for a couple of weeks and got some confidence. soon she was chasing the ball down and shutting the other players down really well. i just put her in as a forward last week and she loved it. she even scored. she was all cryiing and stuff because she couldn't believe she scored. i had to sub her out so she could go hug her dad. it was pretty cool watching the confidence grow.
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:wipes tear from eye:
Two thoughts: how did this week's game go?
And, the strength of your team is not through individual brilliance but having gelled really quickly. As the season goes on, the other teams should improve in this regard and close the gap a little.
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Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008.
Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.
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