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Just keep reminding him that he doesn't need to win, he only needs to learn. After the bout ask him what he learned, how he feels, and what he'd like to fix. Let him have his thoughts, have his feelings, have a good cry if he needs to, and speak from his own mind. Then ask him if he'd like to know what you saw/think, don't cram it down his throat.
My 11 year-old has his first fight next Saturday and he said to his older Brother "what if I lose?" I sat him down and explained that in every first bout there's a loser and a winner, and if every kid who lost quit boxing, many World Champions would have never had the success they had. No such thing as perfection, only the endless pursuit of it. A pursuit where the end isn't the beauty, the journey is:
My 11 year-old has his first fight next Saturday and he said to his older Brother "what if I lose?" I sat him down and explained that in every first bout there's a loser and a winner, and if every kid who lost quit boxing, many World Champions would have never had the success they had. No such thing as perfection, only the endless pursuit of it. A pursuit where the end isn't the beauty, the journey is: