Jan 26, 2021 | fathers, Parent, Parenting, Self-esteem, sporting parents
“You are doing amazingly at…” “Are you about to tell me off”? “Err, yes…how could you tell?” “You were doing that X-factor thing of saying something nice before saying something cutting. You were just nice so you could...
Dec 13, 2019 | Parent, Parenting, sporting parents, Uncategorised
The Queen’s Speech for Sporting Families Christmas adds to every family’s balancing act. For those families with young people seeking to grow their sporting potential the challenge is even harder as expectations on athletes and family time increase as everyone wants...
Dec 13, 2019 | character at home, Parent, Parenting, Sporting character, sporting parents, Uncategorised
The good, the bad and the ugly- A review of the parents’ meeting at an England U18 rugby development camp October 2019. The Good (part 1) Being the parent of a sporting child at any age has its challenges and opportunities. This wonderful group of parents spent over...
Jun 7, 2019 | coaches, environment, Parent, Parenting, sporting parents
Before we get to the top ten, it has been coaching week in the uk and Uk Coaching have produced some great resources for coaches. Please do go and have a look. https://www.ukcoaching.org/our-campaigns/coaching-week COACHES TOP TEN (for engaging parents) This is my...
Jul 19, 2018 | Parent, Parenting, Sporting character, sporting parents
As a parent, it’s hard to reflect on how we impact our kids because of a number of reasons. Playing games which give parents opportunities to change the narrative, to give parents ‘different’ roles in the story. Playing games is a “safe”...
Jun 24, 2018 | Parent, Sporting character, sporting parents
What is it like to play sport with adults shouting at you? Here is what it can sound like and looks 100 kids shouting at 8 adults playing human connect 4. (Thanks to Richard Cheetham for the game) Then we tried try a walking touch Rugby? Then we invited the kids to...
