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I got an email from a distraught parent the other day. She described a scene where the coach was screaming at the…

Parent-centred coaching is part of the child-centred approach Child-centred learning puts the young player first when you are building your coaching plan.…

You have paid your fees, you have kitted your child out at vast expense and got them to their training session.  However,…

Every sport – in every nation – talks about the phenomenon of the sport “drop out rate”, i.e. the rate at which…

Disclaimer: I am writing this, not as a disgruntled coach tired of the “pain-in-the-butt” parents, but as a person who has witnessed…

Many of you may have heard these terms used in the business world  or more recently in the world of sport when…

Most young athletes perform best when they are relaxed and happy. This is something that you can influence as a parent. Of…

Having sat to watch the much acclaimed documentary ‘No Hunger in Paradise’ I felt it important that we look at what parents,…

Dear Coach, We need to talk. I cried in the car ride home from the game last night.  I let you down,…

Thank you to Richard Cheetham MBE who wrote this article through the eyes of his daughter to help us understand what it…