“Kids can sniff out hypocrisy from 100 paces,” according to sports psychologist, Dr Joann Lukins. When’s the last time you looked in the mirror to reflect on your own behaviour as a sports parent — and how is it impacting on your kids’ sports experience? Importantly, are you saying one […]
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Episode 14 — Peta Carige
If athletes get their nutrition right, it’s FREE SPEED according to our guest this week, sports dietitian, Peta Carige. It makes perfect sense that good nutrition is often the missing link in an athlete’s performance. BUT it’s not easy trying to fuel growing kids, with growing training loads. There’s lots […]
Episode 15 — David Mason
Football is the most popular organised sport in Australia with more than 1.76 million players, almost twice as many participants as any other football code. Whether you call it football or soccer, more sports parents are signing up their kids to play. In this episode, you’ll hear from David Mason, […]
Episode 16 — John Novak
Bouncing back from setbacks is everything in sport because if there’s one thing you can count on, there’ll always be hurdles. From niggling injuries to season-ending injuries, a slow start in a swimming race to a missed penalty goal in soccer. The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics this year represents […]
Episode 17 — Hamish McMaster
The fun factor. We know it’s one of the main reasons our kids play sport. And, it’s the reason most of us WANT them to play sport. What happens when the conversation and EXPECTATION turns to performance. In this episode, we speak with Hamish McMaster, a psychologist, behaviour coach, professional trainer, international […]
Episode 18 — Sarah Jamieson
In this episode, you’ll hear the conviction in Sarah Jamieson’s voice, on a topic close to her heart — the consequences of kids being “flogged” as runners from a young age. The Australian middle distance runner — a three-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games silver medalist — recently wrote an opinion […]
Episode 19 — Joel Thompson
Professional rugby league player, Joel Thompson, has played more than 230 first grade games in the National Rugby League. In 2020, he captained the Indigenous All-Stars Team. He says he’s used his “tough childhood” as a superpower. In this episode, you’ll hear Joel talk about going to school hungry, how […]
Episode 20 — RECAP: 20 not out with John and Tiffany
Reaching a milestone is always a good time to reflect … and that’s what we’re going to do today. In episode 20 of SportsParenthood, we’re going to recap on the key takeouts and highlights from the past nine episodes for ourselves and for you, too. We’re on this journey with […]
Episode 21 — Rob Regent
The benefits of physical activity and participation in sport are universal for ALL children. How would YOU feel if your child’s team, club or competition integrated kids with a disability? Would you consider it to be a blessing or a burden? If you’re a sports parent of a child with […]