'THE COMPLETE PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME' (Supporting organisations, coaches, parents and children to work effectively together to help young people fulfil their potential both in and out of sport.) Check out our latest video and brochures for NGB's, Sporting Organisations, Clubs and Schools.

MEMBERS NUTRITION EXCLUSIVE - 'Fast and Easy Air-Fryer Recipes' Air Fryers have become increasingly popular and for parents stretched for time supporting busy young athletes they can be incredibly useful. Air fryers have numerous benefits for both parents and youth athletes including: Creating quick easy meals Improved nutritional quality meals as it uses less fat Safer for youth athletes to use too The purpose of this guide is to provide 5 simple, healthy recipes that youth athletes and parents can make themselves. Click on the guide below to find out more.....

'CHECK OUT OUR LEARNING COURSES FOR COACHES AND PARENT-COACHES' Courses are available for both individual purchase and group purchase for sporting organisations. Customised options are also available along with access to SCORM files which will allow sports to embed the course in their own LMS systems. We are also excited to also share that more courses are currently in development. These courses include: 1. Great Sports Parenting – Positively supporting your child during their early sporting experience (5-11 years old) 2. Sports Performance Parenting (11-18) – Positively supporting your young athlete through their sporting experience. To purchase a group subscription, discuss options for your organisation or to buy an individual course please email workingwithparentsinsport@gmail.com or click on the link below.

GUEST BLOG - 'Concussion - Back to Basics' by Dr. Sam Barke It has become a hot topic and rightly so! Understandably, concussion raises a number of concerns for those providing sport, particularly those who are working with children, and it’s always interesting hearing from coaches what they are most worried about. It has been clear to me that over the last couple of years awareness of the injury has rocketed (significant thanks have to go to the RFU and their Headcase campaign for that) but this year there has been one consistent theme that has been raised – the nervousness of coaching staff to make a “diagnosis”. “I’m not a doctor, how can I possibly decide if a player has had a concussion?” The answer is simple – no one is asking you to. But what you do need to do is have a suspicion. In education sessions, I tell coaches to ask themselves two questions.....

MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE - 'Helping our children combat imposter syndrome' We recently spent time in an U18 performance environment and saw it first hand with parents struggling to support their young people who were moving away from success on a local level into a performance pathway that had the best of the best in the region and their children suddenly recognising that the world is a big and extremely competitive place. There was suddenly self-doubt, understandably so and it perfectly fitted the fight flight freeze response, the sympathetic nervous system that fires up when we feel fear, or we feel we are in danger. Sometimes, these feelings and experiences can make them believe their success is due to luck rather than their skills and hard work.....

NEW PARENTS IN SPORT PODCAST - 'A conversation with Katie Mobed' - Reflections from a lifetime in sport as an elite performer, a performance psychologist and now a novice sporting parent We were delighted to be joined by Katie Mobed (nee Warriner) on the most recent episode of the Parents in Sport Podcast. During the conversation we discussed amongst other things: Katie’s background in gymnastics & sports psychology Some of the challenges we face in gymnastics and youth sport The role of psychology in High Performance – success being more than just the medals The role of parents in helping to support a healthy identity in their young people The importance of joy and balance in sport including setting environments that promote personal growth and autonomy along with providing breaks away from sport Modern Challenges for Gen Z and both the positive and negative influence of technology Her own novice sports parenting journey and acknowledging the challenges that may exist when parenting styles clash Re-evaluating the definition of success in sport

BLOG - 'Are we all delusional to some extent when it comes to our children's sport?' The most difficult thing is being able to remain as objective as possible, not always an easy task, particularly with the sacrifices, cost, and emotional investment that many families make to support their young people on their sporting journey.

'CHECK OUT OUR LEARNING COURSES FOR COACHES AND PARENT-COACHES' Courses are available for both individual purchase and group purchase for sporting organisations. Customised options are also available along with access to SCORM files which will allow sports to embed the course in their own LMS systems. We are also excited to also share that more courses are currently in development. These courses include: 1. Great Sports Parenting – Positively supporting your child during their early sporting experience (5-11 years old) 2. Sports Performance Parenting (11-18) – Positively supporting your young athlete through their sporting experience. To purchase a group subscription, discuss options for your organisation or to buy an individual course please email workingwithparentsinsport@gmail.com or click on the link below.

CEO Gordon MacLelland recently joined Brad Fullarton and Antonio Capasso on the Young Player Wellbeing Podcast. In sport, it can be quick to overlook parents as we are so focused on supporting the athletes. There might also be a bit of anxiousness around working with parents, but the importance of parents in sport can’t be overstated. Without them, sport simply can’t happen.....

NEW PARENTS IN SPORT PODCAST - 'A conversation with Katie Mobed' - Reflections from a lifetime in sport as an elite performer, a performance psychologist and now a novice sporting parent We were delighted to be joined by Katie Mobed (nee Warriner) on the most recent episode of the Parents in Sport Podcast. During the conversation we discussed amongst other things: Katie’s background in gymnastics & sports psychology Some of the challenges we face in gymnastics and youth sport The role of psychology in High Performance – success being more than just the medals The role of parents in helping to support a healthy identity in their young people The importance of joy and balance in sport including setting environments that promote personal growth and autonomy along with providing breaks away from sport Modern Challenges for Gen Z and both the positive and negative influence of technology Her own novice sports parenting journey and acknowledging the challenges that may exist when parenting styles clash Re-evaluating the definition of success in sport

MEMBERS NUTRITION EXCLUSIVE - 'Fast and Easy Air-Fryer Recipes' Air Fryers have become increasingly popular and for parents stretched for time supporting busy young athletes they can be incredibly useful. Air fryers have numerous benefits for both parents and youth athletes including: Creating quick easy meals Improved nutritional quality meals as it uses less fat Safer for youth athletes to use too The purpose of this guide is to provide 5 simple, healthy recipes that youth athletes and parents can make themselves. Click on the guide below to find out more.

GUEST BLOG - 'Concussion - Back to Basics' by Dr. Sam Barke It has become a hot topic and rightly so! Understandably, concussion raises a number of concerns for those providing sport, particularly those who are working with children, and it’s always interesting hearing from coaches what they are most worried about. It has been clear to me that over the last couple of years awareness of the injury has rocketed (significant thanks have to go to the RFU and their Headcase campaign for that) but this year there has been one consistent theme that has been raised – the nervousness of coaching staff to make a “diagnosis”. “I’m not a doctor, how can I possibly decide if a player has had a concussion?” The answer is simple – no one is asking you to. But what you do need to do is have a suspicion. In education sessions, I tell coaches to ask themselves two questions:

The relative calm over the Christmas period here at WWPIS is well and truly over, but definitely in a good way! Really excited about heading stateside next week to speak at the Institute for Youth Sports Leaders (IYSL) in California before delivering sessions in one of our long term partner clubs NC Fusion. It will definitely be great to meet people on the ground after a large number of virtual sessions. Plenty to get done before then in the UK with football academy sessions for parents being delivered at Birmingham City FC, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Shrewsbury Town FC. We will be joining the 'Safeguarding in Sport Week' with London Sport to deliver a session for club and safeguarding staff as well as coaches on 'Building positive relationships with young athletes' parents.' Our coach development work sees us kick off our annual programme with Cricket Scotland for 2025 with a number of coach sessions sitting alongside the parent sessions as part of their pathway performance programme. Our ongoing work in the pathway programmes with British Gymnastics and British Sailing continue as well. Both of these programmes seeing amazing attendance and interactions from parents. Lots to look forward to, plenty of discussions to take place and I am sure plenty of learning opportunities along the way.

NEW PARENTS IN SPORT PODCAST - 'A conversation with Katie Mobed' - Reflections from a lifetime in sport as an elite performer, a performance psychologist and now a novice sporting parent We were delighted to be joined by Katie Mobed (nee Warriner) on the most recent episode of the Parents in Sport Podcast. During the conversation we discussed amongst other things: Katie’s background in gymnastics & sports psychology Some of the challenges we face in gymnastics and youth sport The role of psychology in High Performance – success being more than just the medals The role of parents in helping to support a healthy identity in their young people The importance of joy and balance in sport including setting environments that promote personal growth and autonomy along with providing breaks away from sport Modern Challenges for Gen Z and both the positive and negative influence of technology Her own novice sports parenting journey and acknowledging the challenges that may exist when parenting styles clash Re-evaluating the definition of success in sport

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MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE - 'Helping our children combat imposter syndrome' We recently spent time in an U18 performance environment and saw it first hand with parents struggling to support their young people who were moving away from success on a local level into a performance pathway that had the best of the best in the region and their children suddenly recognising that the world is a big and extremely competitive place. There was suddenly self-doubt, understandably so and it perfectly fitted the fight flight freeze response, the sympathetic nervous system that fires up when we feel fear, or we feel we are in danger. Sometimes, these feelings and experiences can make them believe their success is due to luck rather than their skills and hard work.

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BLOG - 'Are we all delusional to some extent when it comes to our children's sport?' The most difficult thing is being able to remain as objective as possible, not always an easy task, particularly with the sacrifices, cost, and emotional investment that many families make to support their young people on their sporting journey.

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CEO Gordon MacLelland recently joined Brad Fullarton and Antonio Capasso on the Young Player Wellbeing Podcast. In sport, it can be quick to overlook parents as we are so focused on supporting the athletes. There might also be a bit of anxiousness around working with parents, but the importance of parents in sport can’t be overstated. Without them, sport simply can’t happen.

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