How to help Players Confidence?

Question

Hi! So I took on my u15 girls team last year mid season. When taking them on they were losing double figures to nil. They were very happy with their last result scoring 2 however their confidence is really holding them back. Even though lots of improvements have been made and they are nothing like they were 9 months ago, I am really struggling to keep them engaged and wanting to win. There attitude on game days always seem to expect a loss, and negativity. I really hope someone can give advice regarding this. Thank you!! Esm&eacute;

Tim Bamber · Answer

Hey Esme, could you introduce challenges / games as part of the game, which if they achieve would give them a sense of winning? So for example, if they score X goals or make X passes or make X challenges they get X points. And you can reward them in your own way. Changing this focus may also help improve performance and over time may result in closing the gap / even winning. Hope that helps.

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How to help Players Confidence?