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Rebuilding Confidence With Evidence
Pep talks fade by Tuesday. A written record of what he actually did survives a bad Saturday — here's how that gets built.
The Pressure You Didn't Mean to Add
Nobody sets out to add pressure. It arrives anyway, in the tells — the stat-tracking, the car analysis, the eyebrow after a goal. Here's the audit.
There's a real difference between demanding and demeaning. Here's where the line sits, what to do in what order, and the point at which you stop waiting.
The hardest conversation in the position, and the one most families get wrong by trying to make it not hurt. How to have it honestly.
The Kid Who's Too Hard on Himself
Perfectionism in the one position that guarantees you'll be beaten. What tends to help, what makes it worse, and when it's time to involve somebody qualified.
The Stomachache That's Really Nerves
Pre-game nerves in a young goalie show up in the body first. What helps at eight is different from what helps at fifteen — and "you'll be fine" helps at neither.