Parents, I need advice! My 10 yr old (Ben) is as stubborn as they come when his mind is set on something and Im trying to decide how much involvement/input I should have. Hes addicted to basketball. He made the jump this summer from a very low level rec league to an extremely competitive AAU basketball league. He was often out of his league at times and was usually the last one off the bench...if he ever got off the bench at all...during games. What came from that is an unmatched work ethic whereby he eagerly went to every single practice, workout, camp, shoot-around, etc that they offered this summer...many of them optional. His skills have improved, but the competitive game is still a bit fast, whereby hes still thinking rather than reacting during games, and theres still that jump he needs to make to being on the same level with the other kids in AAU. I know the fun aspect of playing a sport when youre still a kid has been in question at times and I personally think he needs to take a step back, reflect, and find that again. His AAU team is continuing workouts through the fall but not jumping back into games/tournaments till winter season. He is scheduled to play soccer this fall in a much less competitive environment and I think this is would be a great time to just go out, play a little futball, have fun, and be carefree. NOT HIM! All he wants to do is go to the basketball workouts. His season ended yesterday, but they have a shootaround this afternoon and a workout/individual instruction session tonight. Again, everything this fall is optional. He was crying this morning because it might not work out that hell get to do both bball activities today. Thats how badly he wants this...to improve and make this basketball thing a reality for him. I LOVE his desire and will. I had none of that when I was 10. But Im afraid hes losing an opportunity to diversify his talents at a very young age...playing soccer, continuing on with bass guitar lessons, do stuff...be a kid!!! But hes having none of it from me. Basketball...and thats it!!! Long story long...do I stand by and let him call all the shots and do whatever he wants or what? Do I force him to take a break and jump into other things? How the hell do I do that? OR do I say, the hell with it...this kid is so driven to do this one thing (with a world of room for improvement still) that I tip my hat, admire the passion and cross my fingers hell get out of this exactly what he wants to in the long run? #whatwouldBrianBoitanodo?
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:10:32 +0000
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