That was the mother talking mind - she may well be trying to say things that the coach will want to hear.
I talk an awful lot to my lads (14s) when I see them - and pick up a hell of a lot of info about who they respect, think has improved, has weakened etc. I have always done this.
How this helps is that these lads often play in their school team together - or against each other when at different schools. They then tell me who was good, or in this case, competitive.
Its really hard to tell in trials, in 2 or 3 weeks especially if there's only 7 or 8 triallist come along.
If thats your only option though, look for the battler, not neccessarily the winner.
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