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...
Oct 27, 2017 | clickers, Parenting, Sporting character, sporting parents
How do you find you best learn and grow? When you think someone is being hard and harsh on you or when you are invited to have fun? Sporting parents are often moaned about, some of that moaning is well-meaning because it’s founded on a truth that sometimes...
Sep 29, 2017 | Emotions, fathers, Sporting character, Uncategorised
Parents in sport. Are they a blessing or a hindrance? Yes, parents are needed to do all the running about and funding, but once the training and matches begin are parents just a pain? There are those extreme cases of parents fighting with officials which just feeds...