Have you ever asked your children, ‘Why do you play sport?’ This is one of the questions we ask all parents to…
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Enjoyment
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Encouraging persistence in a world of instant gratification
by Gordon MacLelland 10th April 2024Helping our children understand that reaching their goals in sport is the product of persistence and perspiration is a genuinely difficult sell…
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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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How can you keep your daughter involved and enjoying her sport?
by Gordon MacLelland 6th September 2017Want to give your daughter the best possible start in life? Keep her active. The research is clear. Inactive girls are more…
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Creating a positive environmentFinding the right sport and coachingMotivating childrenRelationship with CoachVideo
What are you looking for in a good coach?
by Gordon MacLelland 23rd July 2017If you are new into sport or you are thinking of signing your child up for a sporting activity it is important…