@Catcher-in-the-Rye - 1st off, great handle. And to your last point, thats a BIGGIE. Coaches want the talent of course. But they are looking at having kids on their team who they know will be adults, leaders, and fit into their culture. If your son has more of an outgoing personality, that certainly doesn't hurt, as lots of kids can be shy or intimidated by the process. From my pov, the interaction with coaches at Head First was one of the great components of that event..lots of practice interacting with coaches. Highly encourage parents to work on this with their kids, literally practice interactions, this will be valuable for them.