BlogsFeedbackMotivating children
Is your praise having a positive or negative impact on your child’s sport?
To add to the growing minefield for sports parents we have to ask the question about the amount and type of praise…
Missed selection – How do you pick up the pieces as a sporting parent?
by Gordon MacLelland
27th March 2018
One of the hardest things to see as a sporting parent is when our children are struggling or they do not achieve…
Great Questions for your Sporting Child
1st March 2018
How can coaches engage with parents more effectively?
22nd December 2017
An interview with CEO Gordon MacLelland
19th November 2017
Nino Severino joins WWPIS team as an Ambassador
12th October 2017
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Motivating childrenVideo
What motivates young people to be active?
by Gordon MacLelland 15th April 2018The needs and motivation of young children involved in sport compared to that of adults can often be very different. We have…
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BurnoutInjuriesLong term athletic developmentMedicalSpecialisation
Specialisation – Data finds focus on single sport, largely driven by parents, leads to injury and burnout
by Gordon MacLelland 13th April 2018Youth sports has experienced a paradigm shift over the past 15 to 20 years. Gone are the days filled with pick-up games…
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Research Papers
The Importance of Parents’ Behaviour in their Children’s Enjoyment and Amotivation in Sports
by Gordon MacLelland 11th April 2018The main aim of the research was to examine the relationship between motivational orientations and parents behaviour with regard to the players’…
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What if I told you that there’s an inexpensive, easy way to enhance athletic performance that doesn’t require extra coaching or buying…
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Creating a positive environmentFailureInfographicsProblem Solving
How can coaches and parents help children deal with failure?
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2018Failure can often be a tough thing to take for children and for sporting parents. However, we need to understand that failure…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Parents – What are you looking for in a good sports club for your children?
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2018We have looked at what makes an effective coach, what makes a good coaching session and are now going to look at…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Can children’s sport be fun and competitive?
by Gordon MacLelland 4th April 2018Thank you to our friends John O’Sullivan and Coach Reed Maltbie at the ‘Changing the Game Project’ for allowing us to publish…
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Creating a positive environmentLong term athletic developmentMaturation- Early v Late DevelopersWWPIS Shorts
Managing the smaller child
by Gordon MacLelland 1st April 2018Some children can be less physically and emotionally mature than some of their peers. This can often lead them to struggling with…
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BlogsEditor's PickKeeping it in perspectiveSelection
Missed selection – How do you pick up the pieces as a sporting parent?
by Gordon MacLelland 27th March 2018One of the hardest things to see as a sporting parent is when our children are struggling or they do not achieve…
