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What do you say when your son has had one of the best games of his life, but his teammates could not hold it together and the game, which should have been a win for him turned to a loss. We found this often to be the case, in HS.
So now you tell your son he did a fine job, but he is too upset to talk about the game. Reality is, you can't win a game by yourself. You try to teach players it is a "team" sport, but somehow the "team" did not show up to play that day. It is not all about him, whether he did a great job or not, he alone can't win a game by himself. You can't be negative about the team, which only adds to the frustration. The biggest obstacle we had to deal with was making him understand that would all change at the next level.
Any suggestions for parents who have to deal with this?
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