Alright here we go. Two weekends ago I was coaching at a youth wrestling tournament. My son who is pretty good, was out on the mat and all of a sudden started to cry and yell at me "I cant do it". My boy has wrestled in 13 matches this year and won 11 up to that point. He lost 2 on the first day of the season. He has never done this before. He actually just stopped wrestling, yelling he couldnt do it and gave up. So I get a little upset and pull him aside and tell him, " you never give up, you never know what could happen. " The next day he is sick. I kind of let it go, chalk it up as a lesson learned and move on. That next week he misses Mon, Tues, and Wed of school, go to practice on Thursday, he start crying, and says, " I cant do it" while wrestling some who he usually pounds on a normal basis. Now I am confused, frustrated and Pissed (a little). Again, I have the no giving up talk, and again express that it doesnt matter if you win or lose, just as long as you try. Well, last night at practice, wrestling the same kids he thumps 3 weeks ago, he starts again. " I cant" rolls to his back and just crys. I am not sure if he is still sick, doesnt seem like it. I ask him, "If you dont want to wrestle anymore, then just let me know and then you dont have to." He says, I want to keep going. I like to do wrestle. So what do I do to get him to understand that quiting during a match is not an option?