I have a player who gets frustrated by missing a shot, even if he's already scored he'll have a tantrum over missing one shot. Is there anything I can suggest to him to help him relax about not hitting the target?
I have a player who gets frustrated by missing a shot, even if he's already scored he'll have a tantrum over missing one shot. Is there anything I can suggest to him to help him relax about not hitting the target?
Jamie, been there can sympathise. I listened to a podcast with Michael Owen (I think) talking about his Liverpool days and the sheer number of practice shots in training and the volume of those nowhere near the target. I was staggered. He made the point that it is a percentages game and only one needs count. I took this gem to my U13s who had the same issue as yours, explained it calmly to reassure, they said 'Who is Michael Owen?" Back to the drawing board. Something i do with my current U13s is high volume unopposed shooting, "hear the ball in the back of the net" 5 balls in line across the goal as fast as you can (that gives more of a picture what is happening with standing foot etc. for analysis - video if you can and have them analyse) move the line back a yard at a time. They will miss a lot but such high reps they quickly deal with it and move on
Jamie, been there can sympathise. I listened to a podcast with Michael Owen (I think) talking about his Liverpool days and the sheer number of practice shots in training and the volume of those nowhere near the target. I was staggered. He made the point that it is a percentages game and only one needs count. I took this gem to my U13s who had the same issue as yours, explained it calmly to reassure, they said 'Who is Michael Owen?" Back to the drawing board. Something i do with my current U13s is high volume unopposed shooting, "hear the ball in the back of the net" 5 balls in line across the goal as fast as you can (that gives more of a picture what is happening with standing foot etc. for analysis - video if you can and have them analyse) move the line back a yard at a time. They will miss a lot but such high reps they quickly deal with it and move on