Do your children watch sport, or do they simply want to play it? Towards the end of the NRL season there was …
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Are there things about āModern Day Sports Parentingā that you think people will later regret?
During some time spent working in the US this summer I was reading an article in the national press that said, āmodern …
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Youth sport environments are always evolving and over the last few years we have witnessed first hand numerous changes, many for the …
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Mental Health Awareness Week has just passed and it has been another reminder to pause and reflect on how weāre really doing …
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Getting better requires being willing to have a go and get it wrong. Reposted with the kind permission of Paul Gamble of …
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BlogsKeeping it in perspective
Are we all delusional to some extent when it comes to our childrenās sport?
Are we all not delusional when it comes to our own children and their sporting capabilities? I am pretty sure we are, …
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Helping our children to understand that to realise their goals and attain success in their sport is the by-product of persistence and …
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Positive self-talk: What is it and how do we encourage it as sports parents?
by Lydia Gilesby Lydia GilesWe all like being told that weāve done well, weāre good at something or someone believes in us. It might make us …
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BlogsIdentityTaking the Knocks
How to win at transition when your child feels they have lost everything
In May 2021, two days after celebrating her 22nd birthday with family and friends our daughter had returned to centralised GB training. …
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Refereeing your own child adds a different dynamic to the normal parent-child coaching relationship. Here are five ways to be a good …