tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418180976901891245.post2189911891999519291..comments2024-03-07T13:22:24.765-05:00Comments on Inside Youth Sports: Help Your Child Understand His or Her GiftsJeffrey Rhoads [Inside Youth Sports]http://www.blogger.com/profile/14755096518688222702noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418180976901891245.post-87038394358814155922011-08-16T15:32:52.795-04:002011-08-16T15:32:52.795-04:00Kids realize when they aren't as good at athle...Kids realize when they aren't as good at athletics as others. They get picked for the team last, sit on the bench more. A great coach should remember that and help the child feel like an important part of the team. I once knew a baseball coach that was great at that. Before a kid when out onto the feel he would give him a little pep talk and remind him how important his position on the field was to success of the rest of the team. Even if that child never had a ball come his way, he felt like he did something.Jodi Murphyhttp://www.sportssignup.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418180976901891245.post-33761255019172735092011-08-10T19:22:45.547-04:002011-08-10T19:22:45.547-04:00I think kids have a difficult building confidence ...I think kids have a difficult building confidence in their abilities when because they are so young. Many of them look at the strengths of other children and wish they can have them all but they need to learn how to rely on their own gifts.<br />http://andrewdlujan.wordpress.com/Andrew Lujanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17166667479534171422noreply@blogger.com