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[quote=Anonymous]How old is your kid? I expected my kids to motivate themselves starting around 13ish, but we began having conversations about goals earlier. Those conversations were along the lines of (not necessarily in this order): 1. Do you want to play in HS? 2. What do you like most about playing and 3. Do you want to continue to play. Our kids answers to those questions helped us figure out what teams we should pursue and how much/little extra training to invest in. Their answers changed over time to the point where one kid really wanted to make a serious run of playing in HS/college and the other wanted to drop back and play on more of a house/rec type of team. I think it’s important for parents to keep checking in with their kids on their goals instead of assuming your goals are what they want. If you do this, you put the kid in the drivers seat re motivation to work (or not). [/quote]
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