Supporting your child

Parents

3 Min

Coping with the ‘cut’: What parents can do to help?

This article has been republished with permission from Sport Parent EU  Deselection — or being cut — from a sports team can be a crushing experience for young athletes. After being cut, athletes often experience...

Parents

6 Min

Parenting the next Sophie Pascoe or Liam Malone

Blasting onto the world stage at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Liam Malone took New Zealand sport by storm.  A relative unknown, he excelled at the highest level and became a...

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Coaches

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Understanding Identity with Dr. Suze Brown

This video is shared by Player Development Project In this Masterclass Discussion, Player Development Project Editor, Dave Wright sits down with Dr. Suze Brown, a Clinical Psychologist and expert in...

Coaches

5 Min

Using sport to help forge resilience

This article is shared by Player Development Project How can sport help build resilience in people? Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University, Dr. Martin Turner shares some examples of...

Parents

4 Min

The Conversation Afterwards

This article was originally published by www.parentsinsport.co.uk. It is republished with permission from iCoachKids. In this article, Gordon MacLelland provides advice and key tips for parents on the after-match conversation....

Coaches

7 Min

Valuing Discomfort

This article is shared by Player Development Project Many world-class performers tell stories of discomfort, rejection and failure at some point in their past. Is this coincidence? Player Development Project Lead Researcher,...

Coaches

5 Min

Research: Bullying and the Peer Group

This article is shared by Player Development Project Research Paper By: Christina Salmivalli The Big Idea This review paper was published in the journal Aggression and Violent Behavior.  Its subject is bullying. ...

Coaches

3 Min

How happiness enhances performance

This article is shared by Player Development Project Can happiness impact performance? Former Professional golfer and President of New Edge Performance, John Haime explains how putting enjoyment before achievement can...

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Coaches

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When are kids ready for organised training sessions?

This video is shared by Player Development Project The question this week comes from Anders: “At what stage do you think kids should start going into organised coaching sessions?” Image...