How can my son increase his speed?!
Question: How can my son increase his speed!?
my 11 year old boy is in 6th grade!.!. He broke his fibula, dislocated ankle and his growth plate shifted playing football this past september!. He finally got cast off in the end of October!.Hes in physical therapy right now!. And the therapist said hes doing well around 90 to 95% healed!. Basketball started this year and hes not as quick!.!. which I told him its understandable going through all that hes been through!. But last year he was on the A team and was Awesome and his defense was fantastic!This year hes on the B team and playing some A!. Hes been depressed because he don't think hes good anymore!. He is!. He isn't as quick!. What can he do!?I keep praising him but he doesn't want to hear it!. I just feel lucky hes able to play!. Can anyone give him some tips!.!. oh yeah another thing last year he was wearing a size 10 pants and now 18 he has gained some weight!.!. but not fat!. hes on a diet and has lost 8pounds!. So Im thinking if drops some weight that will help!. Please keep in mind hes 11!. any advice!. thanksWww@Answer-Health@Com
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i sorta know how your son feels!.!.!. no amount of praise works!.!.!. no matter what!.!.!.!. i broke my arm in volleyball and i never got back in very well!.!.!. finally 2 years later im back at a competing level!.!.!. Its a hard thing to get over!.!.!. Dropping weight is a hard thing to do!.!.!. the best i can say for that is to do lots of strenuous excercise and resistance trainging!.!.!. or weightlifting!.!.!. some other stuff that might help is a brace!.!.!. wearing a brace while hes playing will prevent large damage to the already hurt muscles and bones!.!.!.!. he cant wear it all the time though it has to be specifically for games only or it can actually weaken the muscles!.!.!. But finally, just tell him to play and to work hard!.!.!. all i did when i was unhappy with where i was in a sport was work harder!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Worry about his health first-- I'd be concerned if he is really ready to do that much sports given his injuries!. I grew up with a kid who broke his pelvis, but started playing basketball as soon as he got the cast off (even though his own uncle was the coach!)!. Wasnt but a few weeks before he got injured again, and walks with a very pronounced limp now due to the damage to his growth plates!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
your kid needs a break!.!.!.i dont' care how much he cries, be the parent and make him take some time off before he ruins his body permanently
a size 18 at age 11!?!?!? he IS fatWww@Answer-Health@Com
a size 18 at age 11!?!?!? he IS fatWww@Answer-Health@Com
be careful ur not pushing him too much! talk about a pushy parent!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com