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The end goal is not for the parent to know the kid's numbers: it is for the kid to learn to read their own. A teenager who can say "my faceoff percentage is climbing because I changed my stance" has developed something more precious than any statistic: the ability to self-evaluate without self-destructing. It is a life skill disguised as a hockey board.
- Show: the 5-game trend, personal records broken, the effort stat that is climbing
- Keep quiet: comparisons with a named teammate, the isolated bad game, rankings
- Say: "your shots have been climbing for a month, can you feel it?" or "a new shifts record!"
- Avoid: "only one goal?", "your friend scored three", "you need to produce more"
- Let the kid ask: the day they want to see their own curves, you have won
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