How to instill confidence in my kid?
My kid (10m) has been playing soccer in a recreational league for a couple of years now. He is excited to go for practice and games every week. I like that. He enjoys playing and has fun with his teammates. However, when he is playing, he seemed scared of playing. He is just around the ball. He will never go for it. If anyone passes to him, he quickly tries to get rid of it. He will not try to dribble it up ahead or anything.
I feel like he is afraid of making mistake. In the past, he has accidentally scored on his own team. But he has been playing like this before that. I just want him to be a bit confident about being able to handle the ball. How do I encourage him not to be afraid of jumping in and going for the ball? He isn’t like that when he is doing other things. Just soccer. I am not sure what to do.