My close friend coaches a little league baseball team of eleven year olds. After watching one of several little league games, it occured to me that the successfulness of the player had much to do with his enjoyment of the game at a given time. One of the major aspects determining his enjoyment was the encouragement and critique of the coach. I asked my friend much about this and he confirmed that this is always the case. When the kids are enjoying themselves and feel they are also excelling at the game, or constructively learning from mistakes, they typically perform much more confidently, which leads to greater success. In contrast, I have watched other teams and their coaching styles, and a very apparent shift in the demeanor of the players when negativity and disappointment is expressed directly at one of the players. This demeans the player and seemingly takes the fun, as well as his confidence out of the game. The performance is affected and doubles the negativity of the situation. There is a pressure to live up to another's standards and when genuinely trying one's best, if standards are still unmet, the self-esteem and performance of the player suffers.