This video focusses on the growth and fixed mindset that is often discussed on this website. Many great tips for parents to…
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Keeping it in perspectiveLong term athletic developmentVideo
Talent ID and the 10,000 hour rule
by Gordon MacLelland 10th September 2017Following on from our recent article on WWPIS on the potential misunderstanding by some parents of the 10,000 hour rule we are…
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Creating a positive environmentFinding the right sport and coachingMotivating childrenRelationship with CoachVideo
What are you looking for in a good coach?
by Gordon MacLelland 23rd July 2017If you are new into sport or you are thinking of signing your child up for a sporting activity it is important…
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Creating a positive environmentKeeping it in perspectiveLevel of InvolvementParents perspectivePsychologyVideo
Welcome to ‘Sporting Anonymous’.
by Gordon MacLelland 16th July 2017Meet the group who have volunteered themselves into rehab and have formed a sporting parent version of group therapy. This excellent video…
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Creating a positive environmentLevel of InvolvementVideo
Let the Children Play!
by Gordon MacLelland 2nd July 2017Let the children play! This video from Hockey Canada is great fun but still gets across a pertinent message to parents about…
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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 environmentFinding the right sport and coachingMotivating childrenVideo
Helping create the right environment
by Gordon MacLelland 14th June 2017This video is an excellent example of how governing bodies and development officers are working hard to introduce the right environment for…
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Maturation- Early v Late DevelopersTalent IDVideo
Talent ID: The Relative Age Effect
by Gordon MacLelland 7th June 2017Across many sports at junior level, children who are born in the first quarter of the calendar year are hugely over represented…
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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 environmentMindsetVideo
Teaching a Growth Mindset: Unleashing the Learning Machine
by Gordon MacLelland 26th May 2017For all aspects of learning not just in sport it is important as parents that we try to create an environment that…
