Parents Top Tips

Would you like to know more about what you can do to help your kids achieve their goals and maximise their potential?

Stanger Pro’s Parents Top Tips provides us with an opportunity to share learning and stimulating thinking with those parents and coaches who are committed to supporting their young people in reaching their potential not only in sport but in all aspects of their life.

Our Top Tips

How parents of sporty kids can help put key areas, ‘on the agenda’

Have you ever asked your kids what they need to work on to allow them to improve their performance in sport? I’ve found from experience...

How parents can help their sporty kids learn from their role models

Although I’m a strong believer that parents are crucial role models for their kids, this month I want you to think about what parents can...

Here’s a simple way to measure how effective you’re becoming as a sporting parent…

One of my favourite things to do is run workshops for parents to share ideas about how we can all become more effective at supporting...

Feedback is crucial for parents of sporty kids – you just need to be careful what can happen when you ask!

Here’s a question for you. Is it a good idea to ask your kids for feedback on your behaviour when you watch them playing sport?...

How can I help my sporty kids if they blame poor performance on someone else?

A quick and easy tip this month which is useful when your child’s performance doesn’t go well, and you feel they might not be taking...

Do you worry that Christmas can mean EVEN MORE screen time for your sporty kids? Here’s what you can do to help…

At Christmas, kids often get a bit of a break from their sport and if your kids are anything like mine, this extra time can...

Parents of sporty kids – I can GUARANTEE you’ll sometimes get it wrong. Here’s what to do about it…

I don’t know if you saw it online, but people have been sharing a video of a parent at a football match who shoves his...

What can parents do when their sporty kids have a ‘bad day’ and want to know what you thought!?

You can’t avoid it. As useful as questions are in helping kids take responsibility for their own learning, if you’ve been to watch them play...

If parents only do 1 thing to help their kids get the most from sport, this would be it…

One of my goals in writing ‘top tips’ to share with parents is to keep them as simple as possible and it’s definitely short and...

Why parents need to create their own ‘medal ceremony’ at their kid’s sports tournaments

My youngest was involved with his team at a football tournament last weekend. I’m sure you’ve been to something similar – a 10am start, lots...

Bear Grylls, Roger Federer and an important story for parents to share with their kids

I watched a TV show last night where adventurer Bear Grylls took Roger Federer ‘into the wild’ in the Swiss Alps for a day of...

School holidays – what can parents do to help their sporty kids in the ‘off’ season?

Most sports take a break during the school summer holidays and it’s often (always!!) a welcome time for parents to get a break from the...

What’s one of the best ways to give your child important feedback?

Get someone else to do it!! Let’s be honest, sometimes our little angels won’t listen to a word we say no matter how much sense...

Emotions are part of the process… so help you kids to deal with them

My son had a maths test at school recently which didn’t go as well as expected. Not only that, a few of his friends also...

Parent coaches – why it’s important to be clear about what you’re doing to help

It’s Sunday morning and I’ve just dropped my 2 lads (17 and 11) up to the ‘astro’ at their high school so they can practise...

How can parents help their kids deal with outrageous sporting success?

Imagine your son or daughter has been selected for a squad, academy, or competition and they are absolutely over the moon. Things have been going...

Aw, come on Ref!!! – why parents should never let these 4 words escape from their lips

Here’s an interesting question for you. Why do you think some parents shout at the referee when they watch their kids compete in sport? There...

No more shattered dreams – how parents can help their kids ‘survive’ football academies

At certain times of the year you hear stories in the media about kid’s whose “dreams have been shattered” after being released from football academies....

I want to help my kids improve, but what can I do to help when they’re competing in sport?

Parents play a crucial role in supporting their kids learning by asking questions to encourage them to reflect on what just happened and what they...

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A ‘Must Read’ Book for Parents of Sporty Kids

Well I think it’s a ‘must read’ but then I did write it! I’m a parent of 3 sporty kids and over the last 20...

It’s all about the plan……..

Here’s a great 2 minute video we created at the Scottish Institute of Sport to help young athletes focus their efforts on the areas that make...

Why parents are the secret weapon in sporting success

Having spent countless hours learning what drives sporting success there’s a very strong argument that… Parents are often a better predictor for how children might...

Take 2 minutes to help young people understand where talent really comes from

What is talent? All too often young people drop out of sport at an early age because other kids are better than them at...