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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here...thanks for the responses.

It is funny...if my kid was as obsessed about piano and Juilliard, he would be supported.  But it is soccer so it is scorned.

Nevertheless, my son may burn out...worrying about the future is the definition of anxiety.  However, this is his journey, not mine. He does not play video games.  When he is not doing homework, reading or advance math tutoring, he has a ball at his feet or trying to play pickup with his friends.  All day, every day!

As a parent, I am simply trying to support this obsession.  However, I know that 80% of kids will quit by age 14 from this area so I am trying to determine the best way to feed this healthy obsession at a young age.  I tell him all of the time that I will ride with him wherever his passions lie.  I will have his college money saved so he can spend 5 years overseas until he is 23ish pursuing a dream.  However, we have Kevin Paredes from this area in the Bundesliga and multiple others in academies and interested in the stages the parents took that allow a kid to continue to love the game while also progressing toward their future.

Despite what people think, the dominant kids don't just show up on the weekend dominating the ball with natural talent.  Cavan Sullivan, our new wonder boy, recently did an interview stating "repetition, repetition, etc."

For the negative nellie's, read The Talent Code.  German's and Brazilian's are good at soccer because they "believe" they are good at soccer.

I got a few ideas from this string already and responses.  I may have to get on IG and start stalking parents for the rest...lol

Stay thirsty my friends...don't take this forum so serious...have fun with this .00001 possibility of your child going pro...if they fail, they have discipline and teamwork for life as a backbone.[/quote]

If every professional player in the world today had parents who were worried about burnout from putting in the required work and discipline to succeed.  They wouldn't be where they are.

Read that again slowly [/quote]

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