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[quote=Anonymous]OP - it sounds like you are doing a great job and have gotten good advice from PPs.

I have a friend with a kid like this. She is a single mom with an extremely challenging son who my husband has coached in the past. Keeping all of the kids active and involved is essential during a soccer practice at younger ages, but for an extreme outlier like you describe, giving him a special role might also help.  The role could be anything from being part of demonstrations,  helping you set up, being a team leader (always the first),  keeping track of something,  whatever, might help to keep him on track. I remember one year my husband had this boy in charge of retrieving balls that rolled out of bounds. He also liked being goalie (at younger rec. level) so putting him in that position kept him focused.

If that doesn't work, you can always ask another adult to help. Another parent (not the kid's parent) might have an easier time helping the kid to stay focused.  Worst case scenario, have the other parent work with the kid one on one to avoid disrupting the rest of the players (or with another player), making it look like a special opportunity. [/quote]

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