robd
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Post by robd on May 26, 2008 17:11:43 GMT -6
My son is 14, and will be a freshman next school year. He has played in middle school football the last 2 years. He is 5-10 and 160-165 pounds. He is the fastest kid in his class and also one of the strongest. He likes the contact and roughness of football, but is one who wont watch it on tv or dont seem to willing to work to hard to get better. In middle school he was a guard on the OL and a DE. He did pretty good and he doesnt put squat for effort into it. Same with his other sports, which is track and he also tried wrestling last year. He has all the tools and potential to be a very good athlete, but right now he dont have the drive to want to learn it or work at it. How can I help motivate him and get him to try harder and start working harder at it? I tell him over and over hwo good he can be if he would try and try working with him whenever I can and he is willing. He has to want it before he will put a legit effort into it. I am hoping that going into high school and working with the older kids will help. Any ideas or advice will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob
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Post by kylem56 on May 26, 2008 17:21:20 GMT -6
I wouldnt worry about it too much. You have to remember most kids that age and even going into their freshman, sophmore years of high school dont know the value of hard work. JUst let him be a kid and enjoy it and offer him advice when he asks for it.
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Post by hustleandheart on May 26, 2008 17:32:47 GMT -6
Don't force it upon him... he might not want to do it at all. Show them NFL players contracts haha. Sorry, I have no real advice.
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htownoc
Sophomore Member
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Post by htownoc on May 27, 2008 7:03:42 GMT -6
Reminds me of two years ago after a JV. Our JV's play on Monday and we played two hours away. Stopped to eat on the way home. Monday Night Football was playing on the TV in the restaurant, one of our kids got up and changed the channel to the Cartoon Network. We got blown out by the way.
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Post by hustleandheart on May 27, 2008 12:46:04 GMT -6
Reminds me of two years ago after a JV. Our JV's play on Monday and we played two hours away. Stopped to eat on the way home. Monday Night Football was playing on the TV in the restaurant, one of our kids got up and changed the channel to the Cartoon Network. We got blown out by the way. haha Oh man, that must not have been fun.
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