The role of parents in
developing players.

Parents

5 Min

Research: Young people’s experiences of parental involvement in youth sport

This article is shared by Player Development Project Research paper by: Ase Strandbu, Kari Stefansen, Ingrid Smette, and Morten Rensio Sandvik The Big Idea “Involved parenthood” in organized youth sports...

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Parents

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Webinar replay: Mastering the art of sports parenting

In this webinar, we talked with international sport parenting expert Professor Camilla Knight. Camilla outlined the various strategies that parents can employ to:  Increase the chances that their child reaches their sporting potential Enhance their child’s...

Parents

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5 Golden Rules For Sideline Supporters

In this video by BeSportive we hear from various past and present New Zealand athletes, coaches and sport personalities about how sideline supporters can create the best experiences for young...

Parents

10 Min

What makes an expert sports parent?

In 2015, Chris Harwood and Camilla Knight, published an academic paper titled, Parenting in youth sport — a positioning paper on sport parents and parenting expertise. In this paper, Harwood and Knight proposed that there...

Parents

3 Min

The “Unknown Damage” caused from the touchline

This article was originally published by www.parentsinsport.co.uk. It is republished with permission from iCoachKids. Every weekend all over the world millions of parents, children and coaches set off for their...

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Parents

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Webinar replay: Setting our kids up for success and what it takes to be a Good Sports parent

Logistics, money, support, act like this, cheer like that, cut the oranges, wash the bibs, say this, don’t say that. As a sports parent, its often hard to know where...

Coaches

7 Min

Parenting & Coaching: The Perfectionist Athlete

This article is shared by Player Development Project How can parents and coaches help young players overcome a perfectionist mindset? Reed Maltbie shares a fantastic article around some of the modern...

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Coaches

2 Min

Are we pushing young people to live up to our expectations, instead of their own?

In this series of Balance is Better articles, Sport NZ explores the myths surrounding youth sport and the shift in thinking needed to halt declining participation levels in kiwi teens....

Parents

3 Min

What is a good youth sport experience?

In this article, Sport Waikato shares insights into how adults can create a great sporting experience for our young people. So you get it. Youth sport is about fun. Competition...