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Firstly ‘Your child should not be defined by their sporting prowess.’ The statement above is absolutely critical advice for parents before we start digging any deeper into the potential issue of your child being one of the weakest in their sporting group. Our motivation for this piece came from a letter posted by a school […]
Read More… from Tips for Sports Parents when your child is struggling in the team
As an organisation working with parents in sport are asked many times to help support and promote the Silent Weekend. We are often asked about how we feel about these events and our stance has always been that we love the concept and motivation behind running these but also feel that something needs to be […]
Read More… from ‘THE SILENT WEEKEND’ – IS IT NATURAL? HOW ABOUT ‘A NOISY WEEKEND?’
As football’s governing body in England, safeguarding is a fundamental aspect of The FA’s role – and that of its affiliated members. Collectively we have an ongoing duty to ensure the game is a safe, positive and enjoyable experience for the millions of children, young people and adults who regularly play, watch, coach, referee and […]
Having sat a few weeks back to watch the much acclaimed documentary ‘No Hunger in Paradise’ I felt it important that we look at what parents, coaches and any adults involved in sport could potentially take away from it. Although the programme was focussed upon the professional game and academy program there are many underlying […]
Read More… from ‘NO HUNGER IN PARADISE’ – Take outs from the show for Grassroots parents
Thanks for coming to support me today. As my friends and l play, l want you to remember a few things: I am here to have fun, please encourage me and all the other players no matter which team we play for. You are representing me; please do not embarrass me by being negative, shouting […]
Read More… from A player’s Message to Parents. What a child wants on Matchday….
