How a 90s rock anthem, a tough year and forty minutes on an elliptical became a reminder about courage, failure and choosing your own path. ❌Spoiler alert❌: this blog isn’t entirely about sport parenting! I will try to make a few connections, but really this is a story about life, courage, and deciding that you get to choose your own path. The inspiration came from a moment last year when things in my professional life had become… complicated. I found myself in a situation that was making me...

Why “Just Do the Opposite” Doesn’t Work in Youth Sport I’ve just been asked to deliver a workshop for coaches. My first reaction? A quiet wave of imposter syndrome. I’ve never played competitive sport. I’ve never been coached. I’ve never stood pitch-side with a whistle. So who am I to help coaches? Then I reminded myself of something important. I’ve spent years studying the psychology of sport parenting. I’ve listened to hundreds of parents. I’ve sat in the tension between coaches and...

I’ve delivered five SUPER-P workshops in the last week alone .It’s been a busy start to the year. At the beginning of every workshop, we break into small groups. Parents chat among themselves about the challenges they’ve faced. These are workshops, not lectures - space to talk, reflect, and realise you’re not the only one feeling this way. And in every single workshop , the same theme has come up. Not pressure. Not competition anxiety. Not even car-ride conversations. Siblings. The dad with...