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...
Dec 31, 2018 | Parenting, Puberty, Self-esteem, Sporting character, sporting parents, Uncategorised
To support your child in their sporting endeavours in 2019 can you have these awkward conversations? As our children get older, there are conversations which become more awkward. As parents of sporting athletes, there are several conversations which, despite their...
Dec 23, 2017 | character at home
As we enter 2018, what have your reflections on family life been about? These daily questions are for you to use with the whole family. As an encouragement, as a reflection and as a prompt to help you as a family grow in your expression of the character traits which...
Dec 22, 2017 | coaches, Sporting character
I know you’ve been thinking about your coaching in 2018, all good coaches think about what’s coming up. Have you thought about parents? You’d not be on your own if you haven’t and yet parents are the biggest influence on your player’s...
Dec 14, 2017 | Parent, Parenting, Sporting character
(This appeared as the “rant’ in the October 2017 issues of Rugby World. “Did you score?” is the question I have to use all my self-control not to ask when I miss one of my son’s rugby games. Who doesn’t get great pleasure from...
