There's a big difference between a realistic goal of coaching as a profession and focusing all one's emotions on the dream of Olympic glory and letting that guide one's educational choices and options. Far too many talented athletes recruited by schools for THEIR benefit, and not the student's, end up with no useful life skills to carry them forward. Could your son thrive in, say, a trades program at a community college and is that not part of his (and your) planning solely because of track?

Yes, surely you know your child best--far better than a commenter on a newsletter thread. But sometimes even a stranger can say something worth contemplating, if not necessarily acting on. Wishing your family safety, health and a good and happy future.