I have a u15 child and is very passionate about netball,?

Netball CoachCoach

Ultimately the coaches role is to systematically provide feedback for players' personal improvement and development and this is delivered through constructive criticism.  Your daughter must be talented to be in the U15 national team, however by not cooperating with feedback she may jeopardise her place due to her attitude.  I'm unsure from your statement whether your daughter loses confidence which therefore lowers her performance or can't be wrong therefore refuses to adapt, (I'm a 'can't be wrong' player myself).  I would advise you have a frank and direct heart to heart that enables your daughter to understand that if she wants to be a national player she needs to be emotionally, mentally, as well as physically resiliant to meet her goals.  Taking criticism is a life skill, dealing with it whether in sport, work, general will only enhance her character. Netball, as with any other sport, can be cut and dry and there will be many other passionate girls' only too willing to take your daughter's place and work closely with the coach to make the most of themselves.

At this point i've probably said nothing you haven't realised or said yourself.  Have you looked at your daughter's learning style? You could positively enforce the constructive criticism from the coach by adapting the information received to your daughter's learning style, allowing your daughter to assimilate and understand from a different perspective.  For example, in May at County Trials i was speaking to a parent who was trialing one daughter for County but who's other daughter has progressed from being coached at county by us to U15 England squad, coincidently.  Anyway, the U15 daughter had been really struggling with understanding and applying the footwork pattern the coach wanted her to change.  She just couldn't get the concept of how to change what she did from what the coach was telling her.  She was really frustrated because she just didn't get it.  Her mother told me the problem was solved by filming the girl.  The coach visually showed the girl making the footwork mistake.  Being a visual learner the girl instantly could see where she needed to apply the feedback and almost straight away developed that point.

I hope this helps.  Probably the longest answer ever!  Good luck.

Netball CoachCoach

Thanks Melanie, it helps a lot. The player, WA, did actually improve by making small changes in her tactics; advice given by the coach she trusts and the coach's daughter and me and my husband observing what she does.