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Creating a positive environmentMotivating childrenVideo
Playing with friends or winning – which is most important to the children?
by Gordon MacLelland 18th May 2018As adults it is only human for us to want our children to win when it comes to their sports matches. Perhaps…
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How to be a great parent role model?
by Gordon MacLelland 18th May 2018As parents we undoubtedly have a huge influence on many of the character traits that our children possess. This is created either…
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Sports Parenting – Doing your job is the key to success!
by Wayne Goldsmith 13th May 2018Sports parenting faces the same issues around the world and the same topics continue to crop up in our discussions with clubs,…
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‘The Silent Weekend’ – Is it natural? How about ‘A Noisy Weekend?’
by Gordon MacLelland 1st May 2018As an organisation, we’re regularly asked to support and promote the Silent Weekend, Silent Sunday, or Silent September. People often ask how…
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Is your child a good sport? – Parents you hold the key!
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How can coaches and parents help children deal with failure?
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2018Failure can often be a tough thing to take for children and for sporting parents. However, we need to understand that failure…
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Parents – What are you looking for in a good sports club for your children?
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2018We have looked at what makes an effective coach, what makes a good coaching session and are now going to look at…
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Can children’s sport be fun and competitive?
by Coach Reed Maltbie 4th April 2018I got an email from a distraught parent the other day. She described a scene where the coach was screaming at the…
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How can we help prevent drop out in youth sport?
by Gordon MacLelland 22nd March 2018We have recently discussed in our blog the most likely times that children are to dropout of sport. This infographic from believeperform.com looks…




























