Parents in Sport Podcast
This monthly podcast covers a wide range of topics helping to bring a greater understanding of the world of youth sport.
We have an amazing lineup of guests sharing their knowledge and personal experiences including world leading authors, olympians, professional athletes and coaches, sports psychologists and industry experts.
From topics on sports parenting, effectively managing match-day and competition, developing resilience in young people, running effective parental engagement programmes and the good, the bad and ugly of football academies, there is something for everyone.
Podcasting since 2020 • 50 episodes
Parents in Sport Podcast
Latest Episodes
'A conversation with Marcia Lewis' - Sports parenting from grassroots to professional football
In this episode, the parent of young Arsenal premier league footballer Myles Lewis-Skelly, Marcia Lewis, joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss sports parenting and how we can best navigate the journey from grassroots to professional football.
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'A conversation with Lewis Hatchett' - The positives and perils of perfectionism
In this episode mindset/performance coach and former professional cricketer Lewis Hatchett joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss the positives and perils of perfectionism and what we should be looking out for in helping to support our young per...
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'A conversation with Chris Shambrook' - The Olympic Games, High Performance and Supporting Young Athletes
In this 'Olympic Special' sports psychology consultant, speaker and author Chris Shambrook joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss the Olympic Games, High Performance and Supporting Young Athletes.During the conversation they discus...
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'A conversation with Dr Alison Maitland and Jenna Ashford' - Drop the Struggle
In this episode Dr.Alison Maitland and Jenna Ashford join Gordon MacLelland to discuss their book 'Drop the Struggle' and ho...
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46:01
'A conversation with Rebecca Levett' - Supporting a healthy identity in our sporting children
In this episode Sport and Performance Psychologist in Elite Sport Rebecca Levett joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss supporting a healthy identity in our sporting children.We all want our children to have the opportunity to explore variou...
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