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      ONTARIO COACHES SUMMIT

      Gordon MacLelland 18th July 2026
    • North Carolina Fusion – Deepening Impact Across the Club’s Community

      Gordon MacLelland 12th July 2026
    • Workshops, Webinars and Resources for Academy Parents across the Football League in 2026/27

      Gordon MacLelland 8th July 2026
    • Editor's PickPodcasts - Parents in Sport

      From a Muddy Log to the World Stage: Motivation, Doping, and Raising Kids Who Don’t Need to Be You – ‘A conversation with Dwain Chambers’

      Gordon MacLelland 3rd July 2026
    • Expanding work in the women’s and girl’s game in 2026-27

      Gordon MacLelland 27th June 2026
    • Our Sporting Journey Collaboration with British Gymnastics

      Gordon MacLelland 23rd June 2026

Editor's Pick

ONTARIO COACHES SUMMIT

by Gordon MacLelland 18th July 2026

CEO Gordon MacLelland will be speaking later this year at the Ontario Coaches Summit. It is the second time he will have…

North Carolina Fusion – Deepening Impact Across the Club’s Community

12th July 2026

Workshops, Webinars and Resources for Academy Parents across the Football League in 2026/27

8th July 2026

From a Muddy Log to the World Stage: Motivation, Doping, and Raising Kids Who Don’t Need to Be You – ‘A conversation with Dwain Chambers’

3rd July 2026

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

27th June 2026

Latest Posts

  • 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 have looked at what makes an effective coach, what makes a good coaching session and are now going to look at…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environment

    Can children’s sport be fun and competitive?

    by Coach Reed Maltbie 4th April 2018

    I got an email from a distraught parent the other day. She described a scene where the coach was screaming at the…

  • BlogsParents perspectiveRelationship with Coach

    The fastest way to engage the players – and it starts with the parents!

    by Dan Cottrell 26th March 2018

    Parent-centred coaching is part of the child-centred approach Child-centred learning puts the young player first when you are building your coaching plan.…

  • 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…

  • Nutrition

    Parents ask: What are Amino Acids / BCAA’s?

    by Gordon MacLelland 21st March 2018

    Amino acids are the building blocks of protein within the body and are involved in the transport and storage of nutrients. The 20 amino…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentFinding the right sport and coachingMotivating children

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

    by Gordon MacLelland 20th March 2018

    You have paid your fees, you have kitted your child out at vast expense and got them to their training session.  However,…

  • 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…

  • Creating a positive environmentMotivating childrenPodcasts

    Gordon MacLelland talks with Active Illustrated

    by Gordon MacLelland 7th March 2018

    WWPIS are delighted to be providing the resource to support the ‘Yellow for Yelling’ campaign which has just launched in Adelaide in…

  • 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

    Undoubtedly as a parent the ability to say the right thing at the right time is a valuable skill and is not…

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