Long term athletic development

Saturday 9 June 2018, the County Ground, Taunton, Somerset. Its 11.06am and I am sitting in a stand with my wife, Sarah,…

Early positive experiences of sport develop healthy, confident individuals. I was reminded of Margaret Talbot’s words when I recently read Mina Samuels…

Bio-banding is the process of matching athletes based on physical attributes and maturity rather than chronological age and is already used by…

The chances of becoming a professional or elite sportsman or women are low, there is no such thing as an U11 World…

This is one of the most common questions we get asked here at WWPIS, with the vast majority of parents concerned that…

Youth sports has experienced a paradigm shift over the past 15 to 20 years. Gone are the days filled with pick-up games…

Some children can be less physically and emotionally mature than some of their peers.  This can often lead them to struggling with…

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

What’s the Incidence of Injury? 40% of all youth (children, teenager and adolescent) injuries are sports-related. Overall, male and female injury rates…

As a parent you need to understand and help your children understand what ‘talent’ is and how they can become good at…