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

For parents and children to fully enjoy and gain the most from a positive sporting experience, there are a number of key…

Disclaimer: I’m writing this not as a disgruntled coach tired of “pain-in-the-butt” parents, but as someone who has watched a generation of…

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

You may have come across these terms before, in the business world, or more recently used to describe coaches and coaching. We…

Your child’s relationship with their coach or coaches are one of the most important relationships that they have in their young lives. …

Most young athletes perform best when they’re relaxed and happy and that’s something you, as a parent, can genuinely influence. Every child…

Playing with food afterwards, grazing knees, laughing at everything and having fun.  Some of the legends of New Zealand sport talk about…

Plenty of active children find it genuinely hard to put on weight as they grow. The more you feed them, and the…

Having sat down to watch the much-talked-about documentary ‘No Hunger in Paradise’, I felt it was worth looking at what parents, coaches…