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[quote=Anonymous]Just to be clear, he is on a high level team (ECNL-R and or above perhaps?), and yet the High School Coach will not play him for less than optimal play?

I would think at 15, his teammates are giving him a dose of reality about his playing abilities?

We have a 10 year old who sometimes plays this way too, unproductive with the ball and jogs on the field, yet she thinks she is amazing.  We can sympathize with your issue.

We just tell her she did awesome and praise her work efforts and ask her to work harder.  There is no way for us to get through to her without damaging her confidence. The only real solution is to have another coach or trainer help work on these things.  You will likely have to go find someone who can fill that role. Hopefully, it is one of his 2 coaches who can do that.  If not, you got to get someone else to do that for it to sink in.

Also, you might have to do a film study or use a fitness tracker to point out his actual metrics.

It's hard being a caring parent, with all the knowledge in these aging bodies.  The trick is passing that knowledge down to our kids effectively. -Good luck! [/quote]

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