What happens when competition nerves don’t just affect a young athlete, but everyone around them too? A parent recently got in touch…
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BlogsNeurodiversity
Rebuilding Confidence: My neurodiverse daughter’s journey after experiencing a challenging coach
by Anonymous 29th May 2026As a parent of a neurodiverse child, I’ve always been keenly aware of the unique challenges my daughter faces. Her vibrant personality…
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Growth is a full time job and there’s no one-size-fits-all rule for energy needs so, as parents, we have to be good…
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Do your children watch sport, or do they simply want to play it? Towards the end of the NRL season there was…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Are there things about “Modern Day Sports Parenting” that you think people will later regret?
by Gordon MacLelland 15th September 2025Spending some time working in the US this summer, I came across an article in the national press claiming that modern-day parents…
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BlogsCreating a positive environmentRelationship with Coach
Creating a Positive Parent Culture
by Gordon MacLelland 2nd July 2025Youth sport environments never sit still, and over the last few years we’ve watched plenty of changes up close, most of them…
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Mental Health Awareness Week has just passed and it has been another reminder to pause and reflect on how we’re really doing…
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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 not all a little delusional when it comes to our own children and their sporting ability? I’m pretty sure we…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Encouraging persistence in a world of instant gratification
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2024Helping our children understand that reaching their goals in sport is the product of persistence and perspiration is a genuinely difficult sell…




























