When she was 13 years old, Kayla Nisbet started getting serious about becoming a jockey. Her dad, John Nisbet is a former jockey, now trainer. She grew up in a household with five sisters and racehorses right on the back doorstep in the nation’s capital. In this episode, you’ll hear […]
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Episode 10 — 9 golden nuggets for sports parents
In episode 10 of SportsParenthood, you’ll hear nine golden nuggets of information for sports parents, hand-picked by us, your hosts, John and Tiffany Bonasera. In a different format this week, we’re bringing you one piece of gold from each of our nine guests on the show so far. Of course, […]
Episode 11 — Iosia Soliola
He’s near the top of the list of the “rugby league nice-guy” files, winner of the prestigious 2019 Ken Stephen Medal for his commitment to off-field community projects and is often referred to in the media as the Canberra Raiders’ “spiritual leader”. For Iosia Soliola, or Sia as he’s widely […]
Episode 12 — Kendrick Louis
From a young age, Kendrick’s parents said, ‘If there’s something you want, you’ve got to chase it until you get it’ — and that’s exactly what he did in the sport of surf lifesaving. With a fear of water following a near-tragedy in childhood, Manly’s Kendrick Louis’s story is one […]
Episode 13 — Dr Joann Lukins
“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 […]
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 […]