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    • Editor's Pick

      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
    • Editor's Pick

      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

      Gordon MacLelland 30th July 2026

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

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentThe Touchline

    Sideline Experiment – Academy v Grassroots Football

    by Gordon MacLelland 17th February 2019

    Following on from our most-read article, The ‘Unknown Damage?’ caused from the sideline, I took the chance today to run a further…

  • Creating a positive environment

    Ulster Badminton Partnership

    by Gordon MacLelland 15th February 2019

    Working with Parents in Sport are delighted to announce that they will be working in partnership with Ulster Badminton.  The programme will…

  • InfographicsLevel of InvolvementMotivating children

    What motivates your children to play sport?

    by Gordon MacLelland 7th February 2019

    A growing body of research is showing that it is not so much the quantity of motivation that matters, but rather the…

  • BlogsCoaches perspectiveCreating a positive environmentParents perspective

    The dreaded ‘playing time’ conversation

    by Ruth Nicholson 4th February 2019

    One of the most dreaded conversations between players, coaches and parents is about playing time, nobody likes it. In my workshops on…

  • InfographicsSpecialisationTaking the Knocks

    Super Champions, Champions and Almosts: What Sets Them Apart?

    by Gordon MacLelland 17th January 2019

    The infographic above is based on research by Collins et al., which looked at the differences and similarities between athletes who became…

  • BlogsLevel of InvolvementMotivating children

    Great sports parenting isn’t important; it’s valuable

    by JP Nerbun 10th January 2019

    Important: marked by or indicative of significant worth or consequence Valuable: of great use or service Being Important As a kid and…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environment

    Progress not perfection?

    by Gordon MacLelland 27th December 2018

    There’s no doubting that being a sports parent is a genuinely tough gig at times. If that’s you, take a moment and…

  • Creating a positive environmentMotivating children

    What makes sport fun for your children?

    by Gordon MacLelland 20th December 2018

    This fantastic infographic based on the work done on fun determinants by Amanda Visek shows what makes the sporting experience fun for…

  • Coaches perspectiveInfographicsSelection

    How and why do coaches select a team?

    by Gordon MacLelland 11th December 2018

    This is a really useful infographic from our friend Eira Parry at High Performance Parenting. Parents often struggle to understand selections, particularly…

  • BlogsLong term athletic developmentParents perspective

    Elite sports development – a game of snakes and ladders

    by Mark Milnes 4th December 2018

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

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