MISSION STATEMENT
‘Working with Parents in Sport’ supports organisations, coaches, parents and children to work effectively together to help young people fulfil their potential both in and out of their sport.
ABOUT
We are a UK based company that works globally, providing unbiased information and support whilst recognising the difficulties that organisations, parents, coaches and young athletes face in today’s world.
As an organisation we are currently working with football academies across the Premier League and Football League, England Football, British Gymnastics, Gymnastics Australia, British Sailing and Shooting, Cricket Scotland, Scottish Hockey and Ulster Hockey, Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Badminton England, Sport Ireland, Sport Northern Ireland, Sport Cheer England and several Premiership and European Rugby Clubs, to name but a few.
During the last couple of years WWPIS have appeared on Sky Sports and engaged with over 150 different sporting organisations and now have an ever increasing footprint with clubs and national sporting organisations across the USA and Canada.
Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 25 years of experience in education and coaching, with a coaching career that spanned all age groups from 7 year olds to adults.
He was a Director of Sport at an independent school in the UK for over a decade and has worked in schools in both the UK and New Zealand.
With a degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University, he is the author of four books, ‘Sports Performance Parenting’, ‘Two Hats’, ‘Great Sports Parenting’ and ‘Engage.’
As a speaker he brings a wealth of experience to working with organisations, coaches, parents and athletes gathered through 25 years as a teacher and coach along with the last 8 years of day to day interactions across hundreds of different sporting organisations.
His lived experience of having two children who have both been involved in performance sport prompted him to set up the company as well as write the four books above.