[JavaBrewer]

Max is 10 right? Awesome that he is achieving his dreams/goals in sports. Sounds like you're doing this right - supporting him without undue pressure.

Would you consider Max to be mature for his age? Compared to his friends & peers? I ask this because it has become very clear to me that the kids that excel in sports at this age group tend to be the ones that are the most mature. When my son was 11 and playing in Pop Warner there were several kids on the team that were already growing facial hair. You could see in the way they carried themselves that they were making the transition to young men. They just 'got it' and made short work of the less mature kids.

My son just made the transition to Pony baseball (13-14 year old) this fall season and the differences between kids was eye opening. Zack is average height (5'4") and weight (110) where some of his 'mature' teammates were 6' and 180 lbs. One 14 year old is 6'1" and 230 lbs... At some point in H.S. they will all even out maturity wise.