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[quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately I think you do need to have another adult focused mostly (exclusively) on him though this may be short term.

I am an educator an a parent of soccer players with ADHD (though mine are the spacey type, not bouncing off the walls types) and I think the number one thing is:

*Make your expectations CRYSTAL CLEAR at the beginning in an authoritative (can be as friendly as you want, no need to be harsh, just very clear and simple). "We are doing X and Y. I need everyone to listen and participate. Anyone who doesn't listen is going to run laps until they are ready to participate." When kid goofs off, you can give one warning, but then impose immediate consequence. Best consequence for kids like this are things that keep him moving and away from others: laps are obvious ones. I make my kids do jumping jacks/sit ups, too.

*a lot of kids like this respond REALLY well to rewards. It can be a silly reward related to your practice. It can be something really small. But having something extra to stimulate good behavior is very effective.

Other things:

*keep drills very simple and clear

*not a lot of waiting in line. that is when they are going to start causing problems[/quote]

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