Nate is not Focused

Nate Brodie had to play a game for his school team, but had a really bad performance on it. He threw incomplete passes, got sacked, and caused fumbles during the entire match. He was not as motivated as always since his friend, Abby, had fall on the stairs and his mother had to take Abby to the hospital and missed the game. With their quarterback practically off, Nate's team lost that match, but not with a big difference in the score. The coach talked with Nate and told him that he has to forget about the errors he had made and keep doing the things in a better way.

"The teams were tied 7-7 at halftime. It had hardly anything to do with the way Nate was playing and absolutely nothing zip, zero- with the way he was throwing the ball."
Nate was not having a good day and his team neither. It seemed like the pressure had played an important role in the game.
"They're not here, Coach Rivers said. I decided to wait until the game was over to tell you. Abby fell. Your mom had to take her to the hospital."

Nate was a really good football player in his position (quarterback), but he was clearly having a bad day. He started to get sacked and made bad plays that ended up being benefitial for the opponent team. Everybody can have a bad day, especially an athlete since they have to focus to give the best they have in every competition and that is very difficult. Coach Rivers made a good decision when telling Nate the it is okay to make some errors and he has to be always concentrated on helping the team and improving his game.