Hi. This is my first post, apologies if I’m in the wrong category here. My son is U11, enjoys playing but gets really lost on the ice is the only way I can describe it. He’s a physical kid, he will likely be a D if he keeps going. Big if. I’m a mom. I run the score clock and scorekeep so I can hear the coaches yelling at him LOTS, “that’s you!” Go this way go that way. He shuts down completely and looks really unsure what to do. This breaks my heart to see my kid like this. He goes from smiling and getting in the corners to looking super confused. His skating and shooting are ok for the tier we are at (3) but his hockey sense needs help. I’m not a player but now I’m watching games trying to figure out what players do and where to go. Is there anything I can do to help him learn some of this stuff. He really likes playing on the ODR, he pretends he’s his favourite player but he’s usually alone or just one or two other kids. He may have a mild learning disability but I’m hesitant to talk to his coaches because I trust them to help what they can. I recall we did a football program first time and the coach understood he was new. Gave him one job “don’t let that kid catch the ball”. He did a great job with just one simple instruction and I could see the confidence go up. Any ideas to help hockey IQ? Thank you in advance. Really would love to help enjoy the game more.
