Creating a positive environmentInfographicsTaking the Knocks
How to help children deal with failure?
During any sporting career at any level and in any sport there will hopefully be many high points that can be enjoyed…
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Creating a positive environmentPsychologyResearchResearch Papers
Educating and supporting tennis parents: an action research study
by Gordon MacLelland 11th July 2017This study examined the effectiveness of an evidence-based sport parent education programme designed to meet the stage-specific needs of British tennis parents.…
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Creating a positive environmentLevel of InvolvementVideo
How would it be with the shoe on the other foot?
by Gordon MacLelland 2nd July 2017This video from Hockey Canada is great fun but still gets across a pertinent message to parents about how it would feel…
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Coaches perspectiveCreating a positive environmentInfographicsLevel of InvolvementParents perspectiveRelationship with Coach
Should you coach your own child?
by Gordon MacLelland 29th June 2017There have been many debates about this over the years and without a doubt the number of volunteers in grassroots sport would…
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Creating a positive environmentEditor's PickInfographicsLevel of InvolvementProblem SolvingThe Touchline
The problems of yelling instructions from the sideline
by Gordon MacLelland 29th June 2017Caught up in the excitement and emotion of a game, many parents feel that they are really helping and supporting their children…
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BlogsCreating a positive environmentEditor's PickKeeping it in perspectiveThe Touchline
Why does watching sport make adults behave like this?
by Neil Rollings 27th June 2017If you only looked at the coaches and the spectators, it could be the World Cup Final. The constant stream of instructions,…
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Creating a positive environmentEditor's PickMotivating childrenVideo
How do you help your kid succeed at something new, difficult and scary?
by Gordon MacLelland 24th June 2017These two videos happen to speak to the same massive question at the heart of parenting: how do you help your kid…
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Creating a positive environmentThe TouchlineVideo
Children’s messages to parents on watching them play sport
by Gordon MacLelland 26th May 2017The following video gives a snapshot of how children feel and how they perceive us as adults when we watch them play…
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Creating a positive environmentResearchResearch Papers
Towards an understanding of Parent Spectator Behaviour at Youth Sport Events
by Gordon MacLelland 26th April 2017Watching a child compete in youth sports can be an extremely stressful experience for parents. The emotional bond between parent and child,…
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Creating a positive environmentRelationship with CoachResearchResearch Papers
Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports: Increasing Harmony and Minimizing Hassle
by Gordon MacLelland 26th April 2017The so-called “athletic triangle,” consisting of coach, athlete, and parent is a natural element of the social system comprising youth sports. With…