Youth sport environments are always evolving and over the last few years we have witnessed first hand numerous changes, many for the…
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Steel Sports Partnership
by Gordon MacLelland 5th June 2025Working with Parents in Sport are excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with ‘Steel Sports.’ Steel Sports is a social impact organisation committed…
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CEO Gordon MacLelland joined Tom Jones at the Cricket Coach 365 podcast to discuss coaching, education and supporting young people to fulfil…
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Medications in Sport – What parents need to know?
by Henry McKinner 24th July 2024You need to be logged in to view this content. Please Log In. Not a Member? Join Us
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CEO Gordon MacLelland recently joined Mark Carroll on ‘The Labours of Sport Coaching’ podcast. During this episode they explored a number of…
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New Programme in the Ulster Hockey Performance Pathway
by Gordon MacLelland 30th April 2024Working with Parents in Sport and Ulster Hockey have teamed up to deliver a leading programme of support to all parents within…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Positive self-talk: What is it and how do we encourage it as sports parents?
by Lydia Giles 14th March 2024We all like being told that we’ve done well, we’re good at something or someone believes in us. It might make us…
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Research Papers
A mixed methods exploration of the parent perspective of talent development environments across a national multi-sport landscape
by Gordon MacLelland 27th July 2023Parents are known to be important influencers in the talent development process but are often overlooked. Understanding the parent perspective may help…
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CEO Gordon MacLelland recently joined Gavin Teehan and Mark Anderson in the latest episode of the Coaching Badges Podcast. They discussed all…
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Parental Stressors in Sports Influenced by Attributes of Parents and Their Children
by Gordon MacLelland 9th May 2023Although parental behaviour is known to be an important source of influence, relatively few studies have examined the factors possibly contributing parental…