One of my players won't take a touch!

I coach an U7s football team. We have one player who has a tendency to kick the ball away as soon as it comes to him in matches, which often leads to the ball being lost. Whilst I'm not certain of the reason, his ability to dribble a football in an unopposed practice makes me think that in a match, he is panicking/worrying about being tackled as the opposition rushes to close him down. I'm looking for strategies to help him overcome this - if you've encountered this challenge, how did you solve it?

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