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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid like this, too, OP.  He is on a very good but not great team and he wants to stay on it. He loves his team and he loves playing more than anyone on the team. In the younger years his skills, drive, and soccer smarts were enough to make him a strong player. Eventually he kind of hit a plateau and saw his playing time drop drastically.

When I talk to him about his role on the team or his future as a soccer player, I focus very heavily on his improvement relative to himself. It is in his power to get better, to hone skills, to become stronger, to become more phsyical, to get the absolute most he can out of his body. We have also focused on training in a smarter way. He had always worked hard on his own and done occasional private training but, earlier in the year, we had a long talk with the coach about the kind of extra work that would most benefit him, his specific areas of weakness and how to address them. It has made a real difference! I am not saying that he is now the fastest kid on the team or anything like that but he is really getting stronger relative to himself. And in the non-elite travel world, this kind of hard work will pay off in terms of playing time, too.

I agree with PP that these lessons are hugely important and valuable. Given that I don't think any of my kids (even the one who is effortlessly a top player on a top team) will become pros, I think the one who has struggled and is determined to improve is getting much more out of this experience.  [/quote]

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