Getting better requires being willing to have a go and get it wrong. Reposted with the kind permission of Paul Gamble of…
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BlogsKeeping it in perspective
Are we all delusional to some extent when it comes to our children’s sport?
by Gordon MacLelland 6th June 2024Are we all not delusional when it comes to our own children and their sporting capabilities? I am pretty sure we are,…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Encouraging persistence in a world of instant gratification
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2024Helping our children to understand that to realise their goals and attain success in their sport is the by-product of persistence and…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Positive self-talk: What is it and how do we encourage it as sports parents?
by Lydia Giles 14th March 2024We all like being told that we’ve done well, we’re good at something or someone believes in us. It might make us…
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BlogsIdentityTaking the Knocks
How to win at transition when your child feels they have lost everything
by Stephanie Burge 3rd January 2024In May 2021, two days after celebrating her 22nd birthday with family and friends our daughter had returned to centralised GB training.…
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Refereeing your own child adds a different dynamic to the normal parent-child coaching relationship. Here are five ways to be a good…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
‘Tonight Matthew, I am going to be Chloe Kelly’ – the power of our children watching sport
by Gordon MacLelland 17th August 2023‘Tonight, Matthew, I am going to be Chloe Kelly!’ said my 11-year-old daughter as she smashed through the sitting room door to…
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WWPIS Hit List – ‘Sporting films, books, autobiographies and documentaries’
by Gordon MacLelland 3rd June 2023Recently, we asked the following question to the WWPIS Community. What is your favourite sporting film? What is your favourite sporting book?…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Who should be your child’s biggest fan?
by Coach Reed Maltbie 16th May 2023“Coaches, there’s a parent bothering my assistant referee. I don’t care whose parent it is. Make them stop. If you fail to…
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BlogsCreating a positive environmentFuelling your child's ego
Is your ‘Toxic Positivity’ creating more problems than simply being honest?
by Gordon MacLelland 24th April 2023‘Gordon – what do I say to my child when they have had a bad game or competition?’ ‘What you mean –…