The best advice has been given above from a poster .Do not push him. Let him figure things out on his own. One thing is to observe how he deals with failure. if he is an excuse maker nip that in the bud as soon as you can.. If for whatever reason he has a problem with the coach stay out of it. Let him figure it out. I remember many years ago my son was whining about the coach (I hate whining) I told him to talk to the coach not me. Probably wont like what he hears but he has to deal with it. One time talking to him in college he was telling me how the coach was on him (he yelled at him) as he got doubled off first on a bunt play in an intrasquad game. My advice was do not get doubled off.