My kid doesn't listen to me. Will he listen to a coach?
Usually, and it stings a bit. Different voice, simple rules, and something he actually wants to be good at. It is not personal.
Most of them do, and I know it stings. You are the parent. You are the one saying no about screens and homework and dinner. I am a stranger with mats in his truck who is about to show him something he actually wants to know, so I get an easier start than you do. It is not a judgement on you.
My rules are simpler than yours as well. Listen, and you do the fun part. Do not listen, and you sit out until you are ready. No shouting, no negotiation. One on one there is also no back row and nobody to be funny for.
But the real reason it works is that the feedback is not an opinion. Drop your hands and the pad taps you. Bad base and you get turned over. There is nothing there to argue with.
Do not expect homework fixed by Tuesday. What he gets is practice at being told to do something hard and doing it anyway.
If what you have is a quiet kid rather than a defiant one, the approach is different: training a shy kid. For the shape of an hour, see what a kids’ session looks like, and if he loves it and starts asking about competing, here is the honest path. Tell me the truth about him first, then message me.
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