InfiniteInsanity

Okay y'all I need some help/advice. But first there's gonna be a big long explanation cause there kind of needs to be.

I'm the oldest. I have 3 brothers and 1 sister. The next oldest is my brother whose 10 but he'll turn 11 in a few months. He plays baseball. In my family once you hit the first grade you start a sport (dancing included). So he had a game tonight and he was SUPER nervous because they were putting him in as a pitcher for part of the game. I didn't get to go watch but he got to pitch for part of an inning and he was doing good and there was only one run which wasn't even his fault it was the catchers because the catcher didn't want to be there an didn't care. Anyways, my dad was helping coach tonight and he was going to go give some kids instructions while my brother was pitching. And as soon my dad walked away from the dugout some other kid's dad came and lobbied for his son to pitch. So they pulled my brother out from pitching and put him in left field somewhere so that this kid could pitch. Now my parents are very careful and have never lobbied for any of us to get anything special, they've suggested we try things (like its my dad's fault I'm in colorguard, and my mom's that I did dance, and love dance, and kept going in dance instead of quitting) but they've never lobbied for anything. My brother is a very well behaved kid when he's not at home, he's never asked to play in specific positions, and he's done his best to follow instructions to the best of his abilities. AND HE WAS DOING FINE. and better than most of the other kids were. But they pulled him out mid-inning, which I might add they haven't done for any other kid on his team, and then he kept playing and kept all his emotions in for the rest of the game.

But he's so scudding embarrassed. And he shouldn't have to be. He was crying when he got home! His confidence is so clearly gone.

And I don't know what to do!

I've been in his position. It happened with dance. It's why I wanted to quit. I almost did. The day my mom suggested I switch studios was the day I was gonna tell her I wanted to quit.

I don't want him to quit. 

I like going to his baseball games.

He has another game tomorrow and I want him to be looking forward to it at least a little. But I don't know how to make that happen. 

But I have to. He loves this. I can't let him feel like its not worth the effort and that he's not good enough. I can't. I wouldn't be a good sister. 

But I don't know. I just don't. I have no ideas.

He never talks to me unless he has to or needs me to get his way. He doesn't even want me to be his sister. He says it regularly no matter how hard I try.

But I love him. And I can't let him feel like this.

Sorry for the really long post. 

But please if you have any ideas please let me know.

I can't let this happen to him.