- The player knows he/she has made a bad shot – they do not need you to tell them.
- The player knows he/she has made a bad shot – they do not need you to say it was good or ok or it will be fine.
- The player did not make the bad shot on purpose.
- If you have nothing good to say, don’t say it.
- We need to be less invested in how well or not our child plays. Think about it, can you watch a bad shot and not really care? If not, how can we expect our child not to, especially if he/she knows we care a great deal? The less he/she worries about how we feel, I bet the better the round will be. Our approach and attitude is critical.