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The link between good nutrition and improved athletic performance is undisputed. 

As parents, you basically call the shots here. You are responsible for the weekly food shop and what goes on that list. By deciding what to buy (and, importantly, what not to buy!), you’re determining the nutritional quality of not only your athlete’s diet.

Key Fact - the food shop is one of the most impactful ways you can support your athlete.

Realising the link between nutrition and physical performance ca…

It’s easy to assume our athlete’s success is solely down to them and their coach. Wrong! 

Parents, too, can significantly impact an athlete's performance. They just need to know what to do and when. So, if you've been watching from the sidelines, willing your athlete to that win, time, height, or distance and wishing you could help, read on...

Why It Matters What We Do

Improved performance isn’t just down to the time they spend training and competing, which, during the school years, probab…

The importance of the parent-coach relationship cannot be understated when it comes to both athlete performance and wellbeing. Importantly, any respected coach of school-age athletes will fully understand the true value of parental communication and that parents are an integral part of ‘the team’.

Parent-To-Coach Communication

As a parent, you know your child better than anyone. You also know the things that are going on in their life away from the training ground that could impact their s…

This content is by Fabian Spiess; former professional and semi-professional football player, MSc in Sports Business Management, Level 3 Talented Athlete Lifestyle Support and current Elite Athlete Education Officer at Minerva, an online virtual academy.

If your child is taking sport seriously at a young age, deprioritising their education may no longer be the smartest approach.

Striking a balance between school and sport is not easy. It starts with finding the right school, with the right t…

Have you ever stopped to consider the amount of time you spend at your child’s training venue and wondered whether that time could be used more productively? Well, it turns out there is something that you just might want to consider…

The workforce required to make any sport's training sessions happen is almost exclusively made up of volunteers. With the natural coming and going of parent volunteers as young athletes leave the sport or move away, clubs are always appreciative of new willing-to…