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…
This updated resource brings together your original community recommendations alongside new additions sourced from the last couple of years. Age guidance is…
“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…
The statistics don’t lie and we all have a role to play. Having done some work recently with the WSL academy staff…