In the second of our podcasts on parental involvement, we take a deep dive into what it's like parenting young athletes who compete in competitive sport and how safeguarding is paramount.
Mel, our Information Officer, is joined by Jen and Lisa, two sports parents whose young athletes compete at a high level.
We'll be hearing about:
- the reality of being a sport parent for higher performance young athletes
the competitive sport community - the importance of parental support in sport clubs and organisations
- parent/coach trust
- choosing the right club for your young athlete
- parental behaviour at matches and how it's managed
Listen to this podcast on our Audioboom channel.
Featuring:
- Mel Addams – Safeguarding Information Officer
- Jen and Lisa – sports mums of 5 young people (ages 7 to 11) involved in competitive sports
Recorded in 2019
Read the transcript (PDF)Further information
- Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport campaign
- Involving parents and carers in sport
- Sport parents' hub on the NSPCC website – all of our information written directly for parents and carers in one place