Positive self-talk: What is it and how do we encourage it as sports parents?
We all like being told that we’ve done well, we’re good at something or someone believes in us. It might make us…
We all like being told that we’ve done well, we’re good at something or someone believes in us. It might make us…
In May 2021, two days after celebrating her 22nd birthday with family and friends our daughter had returned to centralised GB training.…
Refereeing your own child adds a different dynamic to the normal parent-child coaching relationship. Here are five ways to be a good…
‘Tonight, Matthew, I am going to be Chloe Kelly!’ said my 11-year-old daughter as she smashed through the sitting room door to…
Recently, we asked the following question to the WWPIS Community. What is your favourite sporting film? What is your favourite sporting book?…
“Coaches, there’s a parent bothering my assistant referee. I don’t care whose parent it is. Make them stop. If you fail to…
‘Gordon – what do I say to my child when they have had a bad game or competition?’ ‘What you mean –…
Is there anything more unattractive than a young person who believes that they are ‘entitled’ or indeed a parent who unintentionally fuels…
Sleep, we all do it, but we don’t always understand how to support our children, particularly if they are competing in a…
Since sport restarted following lockdowns and Covid-19 enforced restrictions to everyday life, the amount of abuse towards sports officials, such as referees…