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JF: It’s onerous. It’s not a simple factor to do, relying in your scenario. There’s sure conditions the place you’re gonna be as assured as ever as a result of the coach believes in you, teammates consider in you and so they’re gonna provide you with a inexperienced gentle to exit and do something that you just wanna do. And there’s different conditions the place it’s not essentially like that. The coach perhaps doesn’t belief you fairly as a lot. Perhaps a brand new participant in a brand new system, no matter it’s.

What I at all times attempt to inform children is to do no matter you might be greatest at as a result of if you happen to will be greatest on the ground at one factor, that’s gonna provide help to stand out in entrance of a coach after which it’s like, all proper, that man is a good rebounder and he does that at a excessive degree. I would like him on the court docket, no matter it’s and don’t shrink back from it. That’s one of many greatest issues, however when you begin making an attempt to do a number of issues and issues that you just aren’t nearly as good at, it form of exposes you just a little bit extra. So I feel that’s the very first thing is attempt to do what you’re good at. Put your greatest foot ahead. When you get that confidence, you get to begin enjoying extra, then you definately’re capable of form of develop extra and do extra issues on the court docket. The coach will belief you just a little bit extra. In order that’s the place you’re gonna discover your confidence is by engaged on these type of issues.