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Maimee and Jane in conversation – Athletes and Education
by Gordon MacLelland 16th June 2023You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
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Helping our children balance their weekly sporting and education commitments
by Gordon MacLelland 16th June 2023You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
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WWPIS Hit List – ‘Sporting films, books, autobiographies and documentaries’
by Gordon MacLelland 3rd June 2023This updated resource brings together our original community recommendations alongside new additions from the last couple of years. Age guidance is given…
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ResearchResearch Papers
Quantifying the Extent to Which Successful Juniors and Successful Seniors are Two Disparate Populations: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Findings
by Gordon MacLelland 22nd May 2023To what extent does the pathway to senior elite success build on junior elite success? Three competition levels were considered — competing…
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Understanding parents’ motives for, and beliefs about, enrolling three-to-five-year-old children into organised sporting programs
by Gordon MacLelland 17th May 2023The objectives of this study were to [1] understand the socially constructed motives, beliefs and attitudes that lead parents to encourage children…
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Research Papers
Thriving Through Relationships in Sport: The Role of the Parent–Athlete and Coach–Athlete Attachment Relationship
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023The aim of this research was to examine whether attachment relationships to significant others, such as to parents and/or sports coaches, enable…
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‘From everything to nothing in a split second’: Elite youth players’ experiences of release from professional football academies
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023Previous research has assessed the affects release from football academies has on psychological distress and athletic identity of players. However, there has…
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Parental Stressors in Sports Influenced by Attributes of Parents and Their Children
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023Although parental behaviour is known to be an important source of influence, relatively few studies have examined the factors possibly contributing parental…
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Young People’s Perceptions of Their Parents’ Expectations and Criticism Are Increasing Over Time: Implications for Perfectionism
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023Recent evidence demonstrates rising self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed perfectionism among young people from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada (Curran…