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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also try to ramp up the proprioceptive input. Think More intensity. Like rock wall climbing. Tons of heavy work[/quote]

I’m the PP with the college athlete kid and this is a really good point. I didn’t understand at the time why sports that required this sort of input were better at focusing my kid but it is absolutely a thing. We found in HS that weight training (and I mean HARD weight training) had a focusing and calming effect.

You have to ignore the people who make comments about sports. I remember people who would say to me, oh, how can he possibly study during the season, he spends so many hours practicing. Meanwhile he always had his best academic months during the high season; when we had to worry was the off season for his primary sport.

Finally, I saw above you are in NYC. One thing to consider: the NYC environment may be too stimulating. Our kid likes visiting cities, but when it came to college recruiting, he turned down colleges that were too urban. That wasn’t something I would have picked up on our own, but he was able to identify it as a senior. He spends a lot of time outdoors on his own (practicing on his own, etc) and being outside in a beautiful natural environment seems to be a key regulator for him.

The HS he attended was a rigorous HS that sends a lot of kids to college sports. He really thrived there.

Good luck. Feel free to ask more if you want, if it is helpful. [/quote]

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