Leadership

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Coaches

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Letting Go of Control: How Coaches Can Lead and Be Vulnerable

A willingness to be vulnerable can be an incredibly valuable trait for both athletes and coaches. While traditional coaching outlooks may view vulnerability negatively, it’s increasingly recognised that openness —...

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Coaches

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Reducing Parental Anxiety in Youth Sport

In many respects, working with parents is almost as important as working with athletes. Parents exert greater influence over their children than anyone else — so helping them to have...

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Coaches

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Building Relationships with Parents

Parents are integral stakeholders in our youth sport programmes. They often help our athletes get to training or games, have a huge influence on the values and beliefs that they...

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Coaches

5 Min

The Coach as the Leader: Culture-Setting and Expectations

As coaches in the youth sport space, our role is not simply to work with athletes and help them develop skills, but to lead an array of different stakeholders within...

Coaches

5 Min

That’s Not How I Learn

This article is shared by Player Development Project How do you differentiate between each individual’s learning experience within your group? No single player’s experience is the same. In this article,...

Coaches

3 Min

What is Character?

People are often described as either having good character or bad character. Such perceptions represent traditional, limiting views of character. In reality, character is more complex than this. In this...

Coaches

5 Min

The Power of Moments in Youth Sport

This article is shared by Player Development Project. Moments in sport can have a huge impact on a young athlete’s life. Founder of Changing the Game Project, John O’Sullivan shares his...

Coaches

3 Min

What does quality look like for young people?

How do you know what quality looks like when it comes to sport? In this article, we unpack what quality means in terms of: quality experiences; quality opportunities and quality...

Coaches

5 Min

Breaking Mental Barriers

This article is shared by Player Development Project How do we break down self-imposed barriers? How do our own limiting beliefs affect coaching performance? Founder of Fit Across Cultures & cultural intelligence...