Working with Parents are delighted to announce a new partnership with Camden Swiss Cottage Swimming Club. This is the first of several…
Parental Support
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Research Papers
Thriving Through Relationships in Sport: The Role of the Parent–Athlete and Coach–Athlete Attachment Relationship
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023The aim of this research was to examine whether attachment relationships to significant others, such as to parents and/or sports coaches, enable…
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Research Papers
‘From everything to nothing in a split second’: Elite youth players’ experiences of release from professional football academies
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023Previous research has assessed the affects release from football academies has on psychological distress and athletic identity of players. However, there has…
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WWPIS are delighted to announce the launch of a new collaboration with Welsh Gymnastics. The aim is to support organisations and coaches…
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Creating a positive environmentEditor's PickRelationship with Coach
Triathlon NSW Partnership
by Gordon MacLelland 12th March 2020WWPIS are delighted to be expanding our work in Australia by forging a new partnership with Triathlon NSW. The new partnership will…
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BlogsCreating a positive environmentMotivating children
Expectations or aspirations – what is the difference?
by Matt Shaw 19th August 2019In sport we are often told to have high expectations and high aspirations to succeed. But the meaning of these often becomes…
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BlogsCreating a positive environmentKeeping it in perspectiveLevel of Involvement
Young sportspeople stressed about results – Parents – How best to respond?
by Denise Holland 4th October 2018How can we support our children when it comes to ‘performance’ or shall I say participating in an endeavour where the outcome…
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Recruiting and retaining parental support
by Gordon MacLelland 29th July 2018You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
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In this short podcast Gordon Maclelland(WWPIS), John O’Sullivan(CTG Project), Trevor Ragan(Train Ugly), Dr Jen Fraser(Teaching Bullies) and Michael Matricciani(Aus College of Sport)…




























