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Tokyo 2021 Olympics - The Fallout
I'm sure you have all witnessed the lovely scenes of athletes arriving back at London Heathrow to flag waving, cheering and emotional...
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Tokyo 2021 Olympics - Olympic Struggles
As a GB supporter, it's been quite heartbreaking watching lots of the Olympic Rowing regatta, so many agonisingly close fourth places...
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Tokyo 2021 Olympics - Support from the Sofa
Arriving bleary eyed downstairs this morning after another ungodly hour alarm call to watch rowing during the night, my husband Peter and...
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Spectating from Afar
As many of you will have seen in the press, the decision has finally been made around spectators at this summer's postponed Olympics, and...
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Being Your Own Psychology Experiment
Recently I listened to the Chris Shambrook episode of 'Girl on the River' podcast (all episodes worth a listen if you haven't found them...
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Understanding Team Selection
Whatever sport your child is involved in, once they have got started and got their teeth into it, they are likely to have a goal within...
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Dealing With Transition Like a Pro
Times of transition have long been held up as weak points in young athletes' careers. In this month's blog we are going to look at what...
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Training Diary
'Training diary', to some young athletes those two words are worse than the worst teenage swear words you can think of. Who wants to...
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The Summer Break
If your young athlete is involved in school sport, then inevitably there is a forced break when school is out for the summer. And many...
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Talking About it
There have recently been reports in the media from Michael Phelps, that despite his phenomenal success, he has suffered mental health...
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Staying Clean in Sport
We have seen a vast amount in the media about doping in athletics recently, and many well known athletes have had a difficult time as...
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Preparing for the Inevitable
Double Olympic Champion, Helen Glover MBE, was an athlete that I had the pleasure of working with on her journey to the top of the...
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Life After Sport
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be involved in a networking event hosted by Switch the Play. The hot topic up for discussion was how to...
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Sporting Family
As many of you know, as well as being passionate about young people doing sport, I am particularly passionate about girls enjoying sport....
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Overtraining - Two Athlete's Stories
Today's blog is focusing on over-training – what is it; what are the effects and how can it be avoided. Firstly, I want to include links...
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Opportunities for Risk
A few days ago, whilst driving to the airport to collect my stepson and his crew mate from training camp, I was involved in a strange...
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More Than Just an Athlete
At High Performance Parenting, we make a point of working with athletes whenever we can. I used to work as a rowing coach and I remain in...
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Let Sleeping Teens Lie?
We are getting towards the end of the longest school term in the UK and everyone is, let's face it, knackered. But long school term...
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Off To University
One of the biggest transition periods in someone's life is the experience of leaving home and fending for oneself. For many young...
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Gut Health for Athletes
Parents who attend my workshops are often keen for advice on nutrition. I do cover a nutrition module within my standard workshop, but it...
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