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[quote=Anonymous]This is hard.  For small group training, the level of the other kids makes a huge difference.  We always share information about trainers for private coaching, but I have avoided sharing info about a small group training that my kid does --- he's the smallest and youngest kid there but was invited to the group because he can keep up (the other kids are headed to play for D1 college programs in the next year or two, DS is a sophomore). The trainer would not be happy if I brought a random kid who is not close to that level to the small group workout, even though he would be willing to help the kid in a different context.

DS was part of another group that was anchored by one super athletic, older kid who will likewise play in college.  There were two other upperclassmen and DS.  Over time, the trainer added some kids who couldn't play AT ALL (like wouldn't make high school JV) and DS and the other kids left because it started being of no value.  I felt bad (I think the trainer wanted DS to be the new anchor guy), but DS was literally running circles around those kids and getting frustrated.  I realize that's probably to some extent how the previous anchor kid felt, and that it was of limited value for him to play against DS (especially at first), but the new kids weren't even in shape, so DS had to wait a long time for them to finish gasping between drills.  Often these kids would drop out also, so by the end the group of five or six would be DS and one other kid.[/quote]

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