Working with Parents in Sport and Ulster Hockey have teamed up to deliver a leading programme of support to all parents within the Ulster Hockey Performance Pathway.
The new programme will start this month, and it is hoped that this will be an annual programme for parents as they go through the pathway helping equip them to support their young people through the experience.
During the different stages of the pathway parents will be given access to six virtual sessions covering a myriad of different topics.
- Performance Sports Parenting – Introduction
- ‘Parent Parent’ or ‘Sporting Parent’ – Striking the balance
- Managing Disappointment and avoiding devastation
- What’s your lens?
- ‘Fast Cars, Poor Brakes’ – Sports parenting the teenage brain
- Beyond the Badge – Identity and sport
Parents and coaches within the programme will also be given access to a customised WWPIS and Ulster Hockey Platform which provides a whole host of content to help keep key conversations going throughout the entire year.
CEO WWPIS Gordon MacLelland said, ‘We are really excited about this new programme we are running with Ulster Hockey. The last few years have seen us deliver sessions across both grassroots and recreational programmes for coaches and parents, but the hope is that this new programme will bring a greater consistency and value to the partnership.’
CEO Ulster Hockey Marc Scott said, ‘Ulster Hockey are delighted to be continuing our long-term partnership with ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ to help support the parents and coaches that are currently involved in our talent development pathway over the coming year.
Parents play one of the most prominent roles in supporting the sporting journey of our young players, and ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ supports parents and coaches in working together to provide children with the best possible sporting experiences.
WWPIS provide a huge amount of authentic content, designed to help parents make more informed decisions about their children’s sporting careers and aim to support coaches as they navigate the complexities of working alongside today’s sporting parents.”
