My 16-year-old son could teach most adults about sincerity.

This past weekend he attended one of the country’s most selective lacrosse recruiting camps. More than 50 college coaches attended. Inside Lacrosse magazine covered it, selecting a player of the camp. This year’s player of the camp was a good friend of his, a young man who plays the same position as my son — goalie. My son was genuinely thrilled for his friend.

How many adults do you know who are sincerely happy when good news happens to somebody they know, especially when it means the good news did not happen to them?
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This is not exactly breaking news, but some adults need to have their priorities checked.

My son is a good lacrosse player. When he was coming out of middle school, several private schools talked to him, including some of the big-name lacrosse schools. But he chose a school not known as a lacrosse power, a school with a rising lacrosse program. He made his choice in part because the coach seemed to genuinely care about his players.

As my son goes to various recruiting camps or plays in summer tournaments, he’s really enjoying getting to know boys from around the country. He told me that one player he met, who goes to one of those big-name lacrosse schools, shared that his coach will only help his team’s very best players get to recruiting camps or tryouts for all-star teams. The reason? The coach wants his program to always look good. My son’s high school coach will commit to, and help, any player on his team that commits and works hard. Maybe that’s why my son’s high school lacrosse team is slowly but surely building a winning tradition, even without a big name.

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