u/Mission-Stomach-6907

I coach U15 girls, we are a great team probably top 3 in our area. I’ve had some of these girls since they were U12. I have now noticed that we are struggling with keeping a lead and staying composed when playing against strong teams. We work so hard to get up and then as soon as they get up by 5 points they fall apart. It’s like we are speeding up the game so fast we forget everything, or start lacking on defence or go 1v1 and not work as a team. I will do everything I can do as a coach to try and cool them down by calling timeouts and get them to lock back in but it’s sometimes impossible. I guess I’m just asking for advice on how to coach them through this, and not have to panic and be to emotional.