In this episode Jo Davies and Jurgen van Leeuwen join Gordon MacLelland to discuss sports parenting and coaching your own children. Drawing on their vast experience in the world of badminton as Olympians, coaches and now parents to England Badminton internationals Ethan and Estelle, they share many pearls of wisdom, portraying a very honest and humorous reflection of their very unique situation.
During the conversation they discuss amongst other things:
- Their transition from playing to coaching
- Using their playing experience to help shape their coaching journeys
- The importance of evolving as coaches and parents
- Managing the expectation of parents
- Working positively with parents and the importance of coach education
- Their experiences of coaching their own children
- The challenges of managing the ups and downs of their child’s journey
- Fighting for your own children
- The importance of coaches understanding the family dynamic of the athletes they coach
- Creating the space for positive conversations between organisations, coaches, parents and players
- Doing your best to try and separate home from sport
Additional Reading
The Coaching Knife: Can coaching your own child end well?
The need to educate the spectator
