18-12-2014, 08:12 AM
robin moore Wrote:Should Scotland take players to an event of this nature (U16 World (Olympiad) level) if we are fortunate enough to have players of a similar ability and age to that of Daniel ?...
Or should there be a minimum age that players must reach to play in this top event in case they feel isolated from their own team and other players?
The answer to this is to involve the parents at all stages. For juniors U12 and lower families nearly always insist on sending at least one parent. Once that happens it becomes easy provided the head of delegation consults with the parent.
The critical thing to always remember is that with a parent on site the chaperones have not taken over all the in loco parentis responsibilities.
Coaching sessions need not be 100% compulsory. It might be that for the odd game the Head of Delegation instructs the coach not to go through the game with the player with the player. Let the parent deliver the pep talk or here's a radical idea - don't have a pep talk and simply trust the youngster to be self motivated.