Part of Keeping Your Child Safe in Sport Week 2025.
Join us for an insightful and practical webinar exploring the vital role of parental engagement in youth sport. Led by Gordon MacLelland, CEO of Working with Parents in Sport and a global leader in this space, this session will unpack how to create a positive, aligned, and supportive parent culture that benefits children, coaches, and families alike.
Date: 9 October 2025
Location: Zoom
Time: 7:30pm - 9pm
What You’ll Learn:
- What parental engagement really means—and why it matters.
- How to bring character and holistic development to life through sport.
- The highs and lows of being a sports parent.
- How to manage dreams, expectations, and emotions.
- The importance of support, consistency, and alignment between parents and coaches.
- How to empower the coaching workforce to work confidently with parents.
- Building a positive parent culture in your organisation
"In most cases parents and caregivers are the biggest influence in young peoples early sporting journeys which means they play a key part in a young persons sporting experience. How they role model, what they say and how they navigate the journey themselves all go a long way in influencing how their children view their sporting experience.
"Everyone has a role to play in creating the best environments which means the importance of alignment between organisations, coaches, parents and young people should never be underestimated. This session looks to bring all of this together for all those helping to shape the best sporting environments." - Gordon MacLelland