CHGConnect - Confidence
Be the first voice.
Your team's Confidence score is in the Opportunity zone. That's not a problem — it's a signal. Here's something you can do about it this week.
Make the echo a positive one.
When a girl makes a mistake, get in first — before the sideline, before her teammates. Acknowledge it, then reinforce the effort: "Missed it — but what a run to get there." Say it loud enough that everyone hears. You're the first voice. Make the echo a positive one.
After a mistake there's a half-second where everyone's deciding how to react — and the first voice sets the tone for all the others. Teammates, parents and spectators echo whoever speaks first. If that's you, and it's positive, the echo is positive. A girl who knows the effort gets noticed keeps trying the things she might get wrong. A girl who only hears the groan stops trying at all. Three of the five Confidence questions are about the fear of getting it wrong — Confidence is the freedom to fail, not self-esteem in general.
This week: Pick your "buts" before the game. Whatever happens, you're the first voice — and you always find the effort worth naming. "Lost the ball — but brilliant work trying to win it back." "Wide of the post — but she had the courage to shoot." The response becomes the culture.
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