Monthly Newsletter - July 2024
Gordon MacLelland
CEO at Working with Parents in Sport (WWPIS) - 'Supporting organisations, coaches, parents and children to work effectively together to help young people fulfil their potential both in and out of their sport.'
Dear Subscriber,
We hope this edition of the newsletter finds you well.?
This last month has seen the global release of our new learning course and the first course of its kind specifically for parent-coaches. It is a unique role yet we have so many volunteer parent-coaches across sports all over the world who we need to support to help them do the best job they possibly can for themselves, their own family and the other children they coach.
On the same topic demand has been high for our ‘Parent-Coach’ package which includes a webinar for all parent coaches within a sporting organisation along with 10 copies of the best-selling book ‘Two Hats.’?
Our partnership with Spond continues to flourish and as our primary partner here at WWPIS we cannot speak more highly of an organisation that aligns so perfectly with our own mission and values. Almost 3 million people including coaches, club admins, members, and parents across thousands of clubs, are actively using Spond every month.
We ran a number of live and virtual sessions across a range of sports including another visit to Leinster Rugby to work with the U18 Performance Pathway parents. It is such a privilege working with such iconic sporting institutions, something we never take for granted.
As the WWPIS brand continues to grow, live and virtual session slots are being heavily booked months in advance.? With annual memberships guaranteeing a? live or virtual slot, this option is proving very popular with organisations allowing them to build a consistent and sustainable programme with us.
The Parents in Sport podcast this month saw us joined by Dr Alison Maitland and Jenna Ashford to discuss their book ‘Drop the Struggle.’?
You can find out more about some of these items in this month’s newsletter.
NEW LEARNING COURSE
In partnership with etrainu we are delighted to announce the release of a new course to support ‘Parent-Coaches.’
The ‘Two Hats’ learning course has been designed to support parents coaching or transitioning into coaching their own children and emphasises the importance of maintaining a balance between coaching duties and family life.
Courses are available for both individual purchase and group purchase for sporting organisations.
Customised options are also available along with access to SCORM files which will allow sports to embed the course in their own LMS systems.
If you would like to discuss other options or you have any further questions, please email [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
LEINSTER RUGBY VISIT
Over the last couple of months we have visited Leinster Rugby to spend time with both the U18 boys and girls parents of players involved in their performance pathway.
For this month’s workshop we visited Energiya park for the first time, greeted by glorious weather and spent some quality time with both staff and parents.
This is our first season of working with the pathway programmes in Leinster and we are excited by the positive response from parents and the future plans to maximise our impact on the programme.?
It was also a great honour to appear in the ‘Leinster v Ulster’ matchday programme with a piece about WWPIS and our work in the province which was put together brilliantly by journalist Des Berry.
ONLY 7 DAYS TO GO - STILL TIME TO REGISTER
Do you support all of the wonderful volunteer and parent-coaches within your organisation?
Help bring their role to life with the support they need to thrive.......
A unique opportunity on Monday 15th July to resource your entire organisation and join CEO Gordon MacLelland for a live, interactive and recorded webinar along with 10 signed copies of the best selling book 'Two Hats.'
All of this for just ￡250+VAT for individual organisations (NGB and Individual Packages also available)
We champion the parent sport coach, as without the work of these individuals many sports programmes would not exist.
This webinar and book provides support for those already involved or thinking of taking on the role of coaching their own children.
It highlights the potential positives of the role, the challenges that are faced and provides tips and strategies to ensure that the whole experience is a positive one for you, your child and the whole family.
Featuring unique insights and encouragement from 23 leading figures in the sporting world across 14 sports including Harry Redknapp, Michael Vaughan, Stuart Lancaster, Liz McColgan and David Leadbetter.
If you would like to find out more about the above then email us at [email protected] .
SPOND OPPORTUNITY
Our primary partners at Spond strive to simplify administrative tasks for coaches and parents in sporting programmes.?
Spond is a free app and club management solution, created to simplify how people manage their clubs, teams and groups in a safe and stress-free way, no matter the activity or sport. Almost 3 million people including coaches, club admins, members, and parents across thousands of clubs, are actively using Spond every month. The app fully supports the management of all sports and activities, offering events, communications, payments, fundraising and other features.
Our collaboration with them extends this commitment, helping us to support a lot of the NGBs, clubs, coaches and parents that we work with not just with administration, but also in safeguarding, communication, and compliance.”
If you would like to check it out and see how Spond may be able to help support you, then click on the QR code above to register for free.
As a valued member of the WWPIS community, if you would like to have a personal meeting with Spond to discuss both the app and club management system then email us at [email protected] and we will help facilitate this for you.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS
It is great to have onboard a large number of annual members here at WWPIS and we have been tasked with creating badges for organisations to put on their own websites/platforms to show our working partnership together.
This model has proved hugely successful across the world in 2023 for National Governing Bodies, Sporting Organisations, Clubs and Schools.
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The benefits of an Annual Membership include ongoing consultancy and an opportunity to really embed continued support within existing programmes as opposed to one hit wonders which we know don't always have the greatest impact.
Annual Membership also includes discounted rates for access to the WWPIS platform and all of our resources which can also act as a revenue stream for organisations.
The most important benefit of an Annual Membership is that it will give you priority on securing dates for live workshops and webinars. WWPIS has become a world leading brand in this space and securing dates and times to suit is becoming more of a challenge and we never want to let people down.
If you would like to discuss options that may be available to you or would like to set up an annual membership then please email me personally at [email protected] .
PARENTS IN SPORT PODCAST - DR ALISON MAITLAND & JENNA ASHFORD
In this episode Dr Alison Maitland and Jenna Ashford join Gordon MacLelland to discuss their book 'Drop the Struggle' and how understanding their approach of using 'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy' may help us as sporting parents to help support our young people to fulfil their potential both in and out of their sport.
During the conversation they discuss amongst other things:
To listen to the episode click here.
WORKSHOP AND WEBINAR MENU
These sessions can be for management, performance staff, coaches, parents, parent-coaches and young athletes depending on individual needs and requirements.
The options above show what is currently available for both live and virtual delivery.?
If you would like to find out more or to request a specific workshop or package then please email [email protected] .
To read our interactive brochures which give a good overview of all of our services please click here.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2024
We are seeing increasing interest from Sponsors wishing to work alongside the amazing projects that we have created here at WWPIS and are looking forward to making some exciting announcements very soon.
“Aligning with WWPIS has been a real success story for Spond, underscoring our commitment to fostering positive relationships among sporting organisations, coaches, and parents. Through our combined efforts, we aim to create a safe and fun environment for everyone involved in grassroots sport at the junior level.
“This partnership is not just about improving safeguarding and best practice, but also about strengthening the community around grassroots sport, and we’re excited for further initiatives we will roll out together in the coming year.” (Spond CEO Trine Falnes)
If you are interested in the following then we may be the partnership opportunity for you:
You can request our latest Sponsorship pack by emailing [email protected]
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
We are taking face to face bookings and virtual bookings for the remainder of 2024 and now into 2025.
August, September and October are practically FULL with just a couple of dates remaining.
November, December and January dates are going fast and we are now encouraging people to plan and get dates in the diary well in advance, to ensure we don’t let people down.
Virtual and face to face engagements are already in the diary including dates with Bath Rugby, Leicester Tigers, Scottish Curling, Scottish Hockey, West Ham United, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Edinburgh Academy, Glasgow Academy, George Watson’s, Broughton School, Stoke City, Burnley, South Essex Gymnastics Club, Warrington Gymnastics Club and many more…..
Please contact [email protected] or call us directly on (+44) 7897517671 if you would like to discuss specific requirements or make a booking.
MONTHLY FEATURES
Some of our featured pieces published in the last month on the website include:
Are we all delusional to some extent when it comes to our children’s sport?
Have you thought about the siblings?
When all I get is a grunt…..
Our social media posts have included:
We hope that you have enjoyed this edition of the newsletter.
If you would like to leave us any feedback, a review either on the website or on facebook, or even contact me directly on [email protected] about any aspect of our work then we would love to hear from you.
Gordon MacLelland CEO