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      Nobody Gave Me a Manual

      Gordon MacLelland 31st October 2026
    • WWPIS Partners with England Athletics to Support the Parents Behind the Next Generation of Athletes

      Gordon MacLelland 25th October 2026
    • Expanding work in the women’s and girls’ game in 2026-27

      Gordon MacLelland 10th September 2026
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      New York Red Bulls Academy Partnership

      Gordon MacLelland 27th August 2026
    • WWPIS and Cincinnati United Expand Landmark Partnership for 2026-27 Season

      Gordon MacLelland 4th August 2026
    • Official Launch of Sports Performance Parenting 2.0

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Editor's Pick

Nobody Gave Me a Manual

by Gordon MacLelland 31st October 2026

Nobody Gave Me a Manual: the book we have been building for seven years. Pre-orders are now open for the first book…

WWPIS Partners with England Athletics to Support the Parents Behind the Next Generation of Athletes

25th October 2026

Expanding work in the women’s and girls’ game in 2026-27

10th September 2026

New York Red Bulls Academy Partnership

27th August 2026

WWPIS and Cincinnati United Expand Landmark Partnership for 2026-27 Season

4th August 2026

Latest Posts

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    Visits to Marlow Hockey Club and Queens Park Rangers

    by Gordon MacLelland 23rd September 2019

    We recently had an excellent couple of days in London visiting Marlow Hockey Club for the first time and returning to QPR…

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    Using sport and working in partnership to equip children with skills for life

    by Paul Gamble 17th September 2019

    Parents play a vital role in supporting their child to participate in youth sport. Parents are quite literally the driver, providing both…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentKeeping it in perspectiveLevel of Involvement

    How can you help develop resilience in your sporting children?

    by Matt Messias 5th September 2019

    In my role as a leadership coach and trainer across sport, business and education, I’m often asked which single attribute I’d prioritise…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentMotivating children

    Expectations or aspirations – what is the difference?

    by Matt Shaw 19th August 2019

    In sport we’re often told to have high expectations and high aspirations if we want to succeed. The meaning of the two,…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentKeeping it in perspectiveMindsetMotivating children

    ‘State of Play’ – Take outs!

    by Gordon MacLelland 30th May 2019

    Having sat down to watch the widely acclaimed documentary State of Play, I felt it was worth looking at what parents, coaches,…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentLong term athletic developmentMotivating children

    The curse of the clock

    by Alan Dickson 29th May 2019

    After watching one of our recent meets, where scores of swimmers set massive new personal bests and even broke records that had…

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    Supporting the early specialisation athlete

    by Dr Robert Weil 23rd May 2019

    So often, young athletes and their parents are faced with the question regarding concentrating on their main sport versus playing multiple sports.…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentFailureFeedbackTaking the Knocks

    How do you motivate your children or athletes to attempt difficult challenges as a parent and a coach?

    by Darren Wensor 9th May 2019

    ‘Do you want to keep riding down the path, or shall we turn around and ride back to Mum?’ ‘I want to…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentKeeping it in perspectiveLevel of Involvement

    Judy Murray – ‘You have to be the parent first’

    by Ally Begg 16th April 2019

    For this blog I felt compelled to seek out a person who I personally believe is better placed than most to pass…

  • Creating a positive environmentFinding the right sport and coachingVideo

    Having fun on the rink! Through the eyes of a 4 year old…..

    by Gordon MacLelland 16th April 2019

    We often say on this site that children play sports because its fun.  They quit when they are no longer having fun…

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