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I can’t remember the last time I was at that field
That park holds so many memories for me, as a kid who grew up playing soccer. But it was more than just a sporting field. It was so much more. I can tell you about all the games I played in and those I later officiated. And let’s not forget the grueling practices and hill…
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You make it fun
Yesterday I wrote about the idea of your co-participation being important to kids actively engaged in sport. But it is because you can make it fun. When you play alongside the kids, you can set the vibes. You can model the rules for safe game play. You can move the energy from this is boring…
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You can’t just sit on the bench yourself
I have been looking into some of the background that could explain studies showing fathers as more influential on their children’s physical activity than mothers. I won’t say that I found the answer exactly, but maybe one piece. Coparticipation. When Zahra et al (2015) interviewed British families about their children’s physical activity, mothers brought up…
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What is it about fathers?
Multiple studies have found associations between father’s physical activity and daughter’s physical activity. I remember one study in particular, from Isgor et al (2013) that found this association for fathers and daughters, but not the same for mothers. I wonder why that is. There are many possible reasons, which would all be conjecture at this…
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Dreams are sometimes nightmares
You thought you would love it. You got into to coaching because you thought that you could make a difference. But now you find that it has taken up all of your time. You are coaching in an unerresourced area, so quite a bit of your time is spent being player transport and trying to…
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What makes a good leader?
What makes a good leader? What a great way to pose the question. It highlights that leaders are made not born. Leaders are made through experience. You have to lead to come into your own as a leader. For coaches who hope to develop their athletes into leaders, that means, you have to give them…
The Sideline Fix
There are far too many of us still on the sidelines. Let's fix that.
The Sideline Fix 