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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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Editor's Pick
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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Research Papers
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…
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Creating a positive environmentEditor's Pick
Working across Premier League Clubs
by Gordon MacLelland 27th March 2023We recently had a great couple of days at the Aston Villa training ground in Bodymoor Heath. We ran introductory sessions for…
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BlogsCreating a positive environment
Is early sporting privilege creating a false sense of entitlement?
by Gordon MacLelland 13th February 2023Is there anything more unattractive than a young person who believes that they are ‘entitled’ or indeed a parent who unintentionally fuels…
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Creating a positive environment
Are you living vicariously through your sporting children?
by Gordon MacLelland 16th August 2022You may well have heard this phrase at your child’s sporting organisation or school, not generally from other parents but more likely…