the game of soccer

Whenever I receive the ball, i feel fear. The fear of getting the ball stolen, the fear of not making a good pass or not scoring. That fear causes me to screw up which causes my teammates to trust me less and not pass me the ball. The less I touch the ball, the less opportunity I get to work on my skills and my fear is compounded. I find myself in many situations when I:

-pass the ball instead of keeping it to myself and vice versa.

-dont put as much strength behind the ball.

-freeze.

It is a vicious circle. I m breaking out of it gradually. Hopefully next semester we’ll make the playoff and my goals wont be own goals.