What does this actually mean?"decompress mentally"
What does this actually mean?"decompress mentally"
So the coach spoke again to her now that the season has ended and let her know that he recognizes her potential and just wants to make sure she works on certain things this summer. That made her feel a lot better about things and she seems more confident about her role on the team next year and accepts the fact that she will have to work, one way or another. It’s all psychological to her. She just needs to know the coaches believe in her and she’s good to go. She suffers from imposter syndrome so does need encouragement at times.It really depends on what her goals and aspirations are as to time off. Every kid is different and only they know what is most important to them. There are so many different situations in school ball and types of players on the team. Within a few miles I know of teams that literally will take anyone that agrees to play on varsity to a team that is practically full of elite level A class players. If vacation and basketball is her top priority but she wants to get better then someone needs to help her develop a plan. When available lessons would be good if she is willing to put in some work at home to develop the skills that lessons teach her. Same with camps great resource for learning skills but working at home is important. She could also find a travel team that might have open practice. She could go when available and get in on a team practice without a full commitment. The coach probably just wants the players working and developing over the summer for varsity. The easiest is to just play travel ball but there are plenty of options to get plenty of work in to get better and still enjoy her summer plans. Most coaches don’t really care how they get better just as long as they get better.
Conclusion nothing to do with taking a break.So the coach spoke again to her now that the season has ended and let her know that he recognizes her potential and just wants to make sure she works on certain things this summer. That made her feel a lot better about things and she seems more confident about her role on the team next year and accepts the fact that she will have to work, one way or another. It’s all psychological to her.
Without knowing what her goals are?I would encourage keeping travel and dropping school if she could only do 1, unless she is in a school with a top notch program