@Arfyl probably going easy on him. Whilst they understand he has the potential to go Pro, to them he is still just a "17 year old high schooler". In the end it's kinda their job to test him completely and the manager/coaches to assess the results.
Is the author trying to make Ichijou a Tsubasa? trapping with the head is.. too hard to do, i don't think i've seen even pro trapping high falling ball with head.