@Momball11 posted:My son isn't a big social media guy, but it is certainly a tool that has aided in him being "seen". He's always played well, but he's been relatively unknown because he didn't get much playing time for his HS team and we had him play for summer programs that were budget friendly, which meant he's not played in a PBR/PG event. We encouraged him to start tweeting his highlights and he now has scouts and coaches following him. We've also received a lot of comments/support from local folk saying he should definitely have a starting spot on the HS team. We've always told our son that you have to be so much better than other players that it would make the coach look like an idiot to not play you. Social media has provided him a platform to demonstrate just how good he is and certainly make it questionable if he doesn't get much playing time.
I see red flags with 2 of your last 3 sentences. Comments/support from local folks has no bearing on your son’s role on his HS team. That will be determined by the HS HC based on whatever criteria he uses to make that judgment. Same goes for social media. It also will have no bearing on whether your son gets the playing time that you (or he) think he deserves. There is no better way to get in a permanent doghouse with a HS HC than to criticize/question decisions he makes about his program in posts on social media.