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20 ways parents can help their children have a positive sporting experience
At the end of the day as parents, all we should be wanting from our child’s sporting experience is for them to…
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‘The Race to the Bottom’ and ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ – A nightmare mix for sporting parents and their children
by Gordon MacLelland 25th January 2018You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
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New Zealand Sporting Legends Message to Parents – Let kids be kids!
by Gordon MacLelland 24th January 2018Playing with food afterwards, grazing knees, laughing at everything and having fun. Some of the legends of New Zealand sport talk about…
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From harmful to helpful – 8 ways to be a positive and winning sports parent
by Gordon MacLelland 14th January 2018Without a shadow of a doubt many parents are well intentioned when it comes to being a sports parent and merely out…
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Healthy ways to gain weight for the skinny athlete
by Gordon MacLelland 10th January 2018Many active children when growing up during their early years find it extremely difficult to gain weight. The more that you seem…
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Athletes and parents coping with deselection in competitive youth sport
by Gordon MacLelland 9th January 2018Special thank you to Kacey Neely for providing the research paper and the introduction below. Deselection — or being cut — from a…
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‘No Hunger in Paradise’ – Take outs!
by Gordon MacLelland 7th January 2018Having sat to watch the much acclaimed documentary ‘No Hunger in Paradise’ I felt it important that we look at what parents,…
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Do you have any coping strategies in place for being a sports parent?
by Gordon MacLelland 7th January 2018You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
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Sport v Computer Game
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How to help prevent children from quitting sport?
by Gordon MacLelland 27th December 2017One of the biggest issues facing sport today is the number of children who quit during their teenage years or who as…