The role of parents in
developing players.

Parents

4 Min

Time management for busy sports parents (and their young athletes)

With the start of the school year just around the corner, parents around the country are steadily preparing themselves for the busy and hectic schedule that comes with it. The...

Coaches

5 Min

Creating positive environments for young women

Musings from a Dad Coach I am very grateful to work in sport and in a role that supports organisations in providing positive sporting experiences for young people. Sport can be...

Coaches

6 Min

Amplifying the Voice of Young Women in Sport

“Dear Coach, I really want you to know that each year as a young woman navigating the journey of the teenage years, my motivations change. I want to be healthy,...

Parents

3 Min

With the end in mind

I found myself over the weekend pondering two decades into the future.  As a new parent (with a 9-month-old), these moments, wondering about the future, have been far and few...

Coaches

8 Min

The Path to Excellence: Developing Warriors not Winners

This article is shared by Player Development Project Winners and Warriors: What is the difference and how can you help your players adopt a growth mindset and a focus on...

Coaches

7 Min

How to Raise a Generalist: The Key Lessons from Range, by David Epstein

Conventional wisdom tells us adult experts benefit from being able to get a head start in their chosen field when they were younger – that is, compared to non-experts, they...

Coaches

3 Min

Balance getting better with doing too much

For every aspirational athlete, there comes a time, when the pursuit of excellence clashes with the maintenance of their own well-being.  Not being aware of this (and having strategies to...

Coaches

4 Min

Nutrition 102 for adolescent athletes: The vitamins & minerals you should be concerned with

In our prior article, Nutrition 101, we outlined the key nutrition information coaches and parents need to know about macronutrients (carbs, protein and fats) for supporting teenage athletes. Additionally, there...

Coaches

5 Min

Nutrition for adolescent athletes who participate in endurance sports

Athletes who participate in endurance sports have particular nutrition requirements that differ from those involved in more general sporting codes. In this article, we discuss how young athletes can optimise...