*This workshop is for coaches.

Topic : Engaging your sporting parent for coaches (part I)

ENGAGE PART I

• What is parental engagement?
• Positives and challenges of sports parents
• Following organisational culture
• Understanding today's sporting parent
• Being a positive role model
• Creating a philosophy
• Building an effective communication strategy
• What information do parents need?

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About Working With Parents In Sports (WWPIS):

WWPIS is a UK based company that works with sporting organisations globally, providing unbiased information that understands the difficulties that parents and coaches face in today’s world.

Our partners currently include amongst others, the Youth Sport Trust, England Rugby, UK Coaching, Cricket Scotland, Irish Football Association, Basketball England, Judo Scotland, Leinster Rugby, Sport Northern Ireland and the Little Athletics franchise in Australia.  We also work with soccer organisations in the USA and Canada.

About Gordon Maclelland:

Gordon MacLelland set up ‘Working with Parents in Sport’ after 20 years as a teacher and as a coach to all age levels from 7 year olds to adults.

He has a BA/Hons degree in Sports Science from University College Chester and a PGCE from Lancaster University.

He has a background in education, is a qualified teacher and was a Director of Sport at an independent school in the UK for over a decade. He has worked in schools in both the UK and New Zealand.

This workshop is free for all 2022 SG technical members.