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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

  • Nutrition

    Pre match and post match nutrition

    by Gordon MacLelland 29th October 2017

    Thank you to our friends at the Coaching Manual for providing the following infographics which look at providing nutritional tips for parents…

  • Creating a positive environmentMindsetVideo

    How to help your child fulfil their potential?

    by Gordon MacLelland 29th October 2017

    This video focusses on the growth and fixed mindset that is often discussed on this website.  Many great tips for parents to…

  • Creating a positive environmentInfographics

    What do you do if parents around you are losing control?

    by Gordon MacLelland 22nd October 2017

    Have you ever been involved in a sporting contest as a parent when things on the sideline are in danger of spiralling…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentKeeping it in perspectiveLevel of InvolvementMotivating childrenParents perspective

    Parents in Sport: Do you want to witness joy or victory?

    by Neil Rollings 18th October 2017

    Have you ever really thought why you like your child to be involved in sport or what your motivation is for involving…

  • Coaches perspectiveInfographicsRelationship with Coach

    How can coaches keep parents happy?

    by Gordon MacLelland 8th October 2017

    Parents can be notoriously difficult to please.  However, there are a number of things that coaches can do to deal with parental…

  • FeedbackInfographicsMotivating children

    How and when to praise children in sport?

    by Gordon MacLelland 6th October 2017

    This excellent infographic from www.believeperform.com focusses on the quality and the type of praise that you give your child.  It follows on…

  • BlogsCreating a positive environmentEditor's PickThe Touchline

    The ‘Unknown Damage?’ caused from the sideline

    by Gordon MacLelland 1st October 2017

    Every weekend all over the world millions of parents, children and coaches set off for their weekly sporting ritual ‘Match Day’. Many…

  • Creating a positive environmentInfographicsLevel of InvolvementRelationship with Coach

    What can you do to help your child’s coach?

    by Gordon MacLelland 27th September 2017

    It is very important for the success of our children in sport that two of the key people in their lives (their…

  • InfographicsMindsetMotivating children

    Tips for parents to foster a growth mindset in their children

    by Gordon MacLelland 13th September 2017

    For a child to really achieve in any walk of life they need to have a mindset that allows them to attempt…

  • Keeping it in perspectiveLong term athletic developmentVideo

    Talent ID and the 10,000 hour rule

    by Gordon MacLelland 10th September 2017

    Following on from our recent article on WWPIS on the potential misunderstanding by some parents of the 10,000 hour rule we are…

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