DieHardDeacon
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In the evenings, I coach a team sport (volleyball). I usually coach younger kids (8 - 10 & 10 - 12) but this season I have picked up the older ones as well. My older group consists of 6 young ladies (ages 12 - 14) so its a small group. Last night was our first practice and one of my players, who has more experience than the rest, instantly became disengaged (complete with eye rolls and sighs as only a teen-age girl can do) before the practice even began. Because the group is so small, the other young ladies immediately picked up on this and it became a bit of a distraction. She has some skills but not nearly as much as she thinks she does; I think she has a lot of potential and would like to see her develop her game. Last night, I had to continuously focus on her to try and compensate for her attitude of being disengaged. I attempted to move her to a leadership role to force her to engage by leading the stretching to start off the practice to which I only got a small return on the investment. I can not neglect the other 5 young ladies so what are some things that I can do with this one to get her engaged, or at least not so obviously disengaged? Ive not had this problem before as my younger players are always eager to listen, learn and grow. Any advice is greatly appreciated.