Need advice as a u9 parent
Background:
I have a 9-year-old son who plays for a competitive club and trains four times a week. Because I play the sport myself, I understand the game well. In an effort to help him improve, I also enrolled him in private 1v1 coaching sessions twice a week. Sometimes I do some drill with him on top of those sessions.
The Challenge:
Despite a total of six training sessions a week, I am seeing minimal progress. More importantly, I don’t see the internal drive in him to get better compared to other kids his age.
For example, before every single training session, I remind him to focus on key game habits (like scanning the field). He always agrees, but when he gets on the field, he does not apply it. I dont also him applying any of the things he doing in 1v1 coaching. I dont even see him trying his best during coaching.
When I ask him if he truly wants to play, he always says yes. However, I am beginning to worry that he is only saying "yes" because he has made close friends at the club, rather than out of a genuine passion for the game itself.
My Questions:
1. Should I stop the extra sessions? Should I cut out the 1v1 private coaching and just let him focus on having "fun" during his regular club training?
2. Should we scale back his competitive level? Would it be wise to ask the club to move him to a lower division, or start declining invitations to travel games? That way he wont feel the pressure of needing to be good?
In my case, I’d like to know if my way of supporting him in this sport is actually hurting him or maybe I just continue and maybe it would just click one day.