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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
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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

      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 environmentMotivating childrenParents perspectiveThe Touchline

    The Noisy Weekend: A Different Approach to the Sidelines

    by Gordon MacLelland 1st May 2018

    As an organisation, we’re often asked to support and promote events like Silent Weekend, Silent Sunday or Silent September, and people often…

  • Creating a positive environmentFailureInfographicsProblem Solving

    How can coaches and parents help children deal with failure?

    by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2018

    Failure can often be a tough thing to take for children and for sporting parents.  However, we need to understand that failure…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environment

    Parents – What are you looking for in a good sports club for your children?

    by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2018

    We’ve looked at what makes an effective coach and a good coaching session. Now we turn to what makes a good sports…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environment

    Can children’s sport be fun and competitive?

    by Coach Reed Maltbie 4th April 2018

    I received an email from a distraught parent recently. She described a scene where the coach screamed at the girls after a…

  • Creating a positive environmentDrop outInfographics

    How can we help prevent drop out in youth sport?

    by Gordon MacLelland 22nd March 2018

    We have recently discussed in our blog the most likely times that children are to dropout of sport.  This infographic from believeperform.com looks…

  • BlogsFinding the right sport and coaching

    Parents – Do you know what a good coaching session looks like?

    by Gordon MacLelland 20th March 2018

    You’ve paid the fees. You’ve kitted your child out at no small expense. You’ve got them to training, and you’re standing on…

  • Creating a positive environmentThe TouchlineVideo

    I am still a young player, not a professional player yet!

    by Gordon MacLelland 11th March 2018

      As parents it is vital that we listen to what our children have to say and how they feel about their…

  • BlogsLong term athletic developmentMaturation- Early v Late Developers

    Understanding the Three Sport Drop Out Zones

    by Wayne Goldsmith 4th March 2018

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

  • Creating a positive environmentInfographicsMotivating children

    Great Questions for your Sporting Child

    by Gordon MacLelland 1st March 2018

    Saying the right thing at the right time is a valuable skill for any parent, and it isn’t always easy. Every week…

  • Nutrition

    Be Great – Hydrate!

    by Gordon MacLelland 28th February 2018

    We’ve all heard the “eight glasses a day” advice for staying hydrated. We all lead genuinely different lives though, and it’s easy…

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