Midwest Mom posted:1) He had a terrific travel coach when he was aged 10-13 who told him something I've heard many times since: Baseball is a game of failure. If you succeed 1 in 3 times you're doing very well. His coach also told him that he didn't have to carry the team on his shoulders every game.
My son's travel coach is probably the closest to him in terms of understanding his thinking when he plays. One game son stunk up the place pretty bad, coach went out, they chatted, then son started pitching better. I asked son what the coach had said to help him turn things around.
Son said, "he came out and said Duncan, you suck. I don't know what to tell you, but fix it."
And suddenly i feel like my son needs a hug for all the horrible things we put him through over the years.
But it is a true story, and it worked for him.