Feed his strength and encourage his passion

Sep 22, 2020
2:43:22pm

scottpete All-American

Also, be sure to keep an open ear and be observant as a loss of interest can also signal some depression- teenage life is tough. Good luck!

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My now 15 yo who made the freshman team last yr as an 8th grader just told me

Iman23

9/22/20 2:38pm

If he has that much of a drive to play tennis I’d say go all in on that

DieHarder

9/22/20 2:40pm

Feed his strength and encourage his passion

scottpete

9/22/20 2:43pm

Hadn’t thought of that. Thanks.

Iman23

9/22/20 2:44pm

on the bright side he's found a sport he enjoys playing and that he could

yahtzee

9/22/20 2:41pm

Seems like you're doing the right thing to let him do him.

rggee

9/22/20 2:42pm

let him play what he wants to play. kids excel in sports that they'll practice

johnnycarson

9/22/20 2:42pm

My son did something similar at 16. He loved basketball and worked a ton to improve his cake. Going into his junior year

Texas Hammer

9/22/20 2:45pm

I'm not a fan of coaches who pull kids up only to have them sit a lot.

palangi

9/22/20 2:45pm

Agreed. We thought it was going to be different, or he probably wouldn’t have

Iman23

9/22/20 2:48pm

Yeah that's why I put it on the coaches. I like ones interested in developing

palangi

9/22/20 2:53pm

I’d go further. Play-ups should be stars when playing up.

Joe Banks

9/22/20 2:54pm

Yeah, I’m not a fan of kids playing up only to be role players on the older team.

Odysseus

9/22/20 2:58pm

I went through this with one of my two sons. Tough call.

antiyewt

9/22/20 2:47pm

If he'd prefer to just play tennis, he should just play tennis.

Belboz

9/22/20 2:47pm

15 yo 8th grader? Shouldn't he be a Freshman already. That means he will be 19

gp232

9/22/20 2:50pm

He's probably 15 now and a feshman. Made the team in 8th grade last year

fattycoug

9/22/20 2:52pm

Makes sense. I know some school districts you can't play if you are 19 in HS.

gp232

9/22/20 2:56pm

This. 15 now. Was 14 Last basketball season.

Iman23

9/22/20 2:59pm

My only pause would be him saying "doesn't want to work that hard again and not

rcbyufan

9/22/20 2:50pm

If you don't love practice, it would be hard.

Belboz

9/22/20 2:51pm

Good luck working with your son and helping him make the decision.

Marvelous

9/22/20 2:52pm

Support his tennis.

cruiserhead

9/22/20 2:53pm

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rivercitycoug

9/22/20 2:57pm

The one reason I’d really challenge my kid to keep playing

antiyewt

9/22/20 3:00pm

My son made the Freshman team and sat...following year he went back to the

Fdnman

9/22/20 3:04pm

My son played baseball his whole life (among other sports, but baseball he was

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