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...
Jun 15, 2018 | environment, Parent, Parenting
Parents use “video” evidence to challenge results! Are these parents awful or is it the sporting environment which is tainted? I’m gutted for the teachers who said they’d try and work out who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd, however…… Two...
May 1, 2018 | Parent, Parenting
CLICK HERE 4 FREE PARENT PACK OUTLINE One Page Parent Pack: Your tool to superbly communicate with parents the key parts of your team culture. Most club Parent packs are way too long to effectively communicate anything. They land up on a shelf or an inbox collecting...
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...
Nov 21, 2017 | Emotions, Parent, Parenting, Uncategorised
I sometimes wish I was with a different child. I sometimes wish I was with one of my other kids! This confession requires me to be courageously honest, and I’ve found great freedom in being courageously honest. When I am doing something with one of my kids, I often...
