Hi SuZir,
Brilliant and Well put!!!
Our difficult child is also an aspiring athlete and loves his sport. I had never thought to articulate it the way the you have here. We also use analogies to playing soccer when we are trying to address a need for understanding life off the field. My husband played professionally so he has a much better understanding of the psychology of the game but I try. Our difficult child is very confinement and able to focus beautifully on the game without any conflicts what so ever. In fact, he's never had an incident of aggression or anger on the field even tho he has been the victim of some very unsportsmanlike conduct many times due to his small stature and phenomenal talent. He just focuses even harder and scores on them again.
Thank you for making this post because it inspires me to work even harder to draw more inferences to this game he loves and understands when trying to help him understand the game of life!
