Parents in Sport Podcast

About Parents in Sport Podcast

This monthly podcast covers a wide range of topics helping to bring a greater understanding of the world of youth sport. We have an amazing lineup of guests sharing their knowledge and personal experiences including world leading authors, olympians, professional athletes and coaches, sports parents, sports psychologists and industry experts. From topics on sports parenting, effectively managing match-day and competition, developing resilience in young people, running effective parental engagement programmes and the good, the bad and ugly of football academies, there is something for everyone.

Publisher

Gordon Maclelland

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Aug 2020

Latest episode

2 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

117 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Sept 2026

   Sports Parenting in a Digital Age: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Their Child’s Online World – ‘A conversation with Libby Flenley’

   In this episode educational consultant and the founder of the 'Sex, Lies and Life Project' Libby Flenley joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss Sports Parenting in a Digital Age. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: The impact of digital footprints and how content shared young can resurface years later to affect a sporting careerThe growing threat of deepfakes and AI-generated imagery being used to bully, blackmail or exploit young athletesThe pros and cons of running ...

2. 

   3 Aug 2026

   ‘Be a Do-It-All, Not a Know-It-All’ – My Sports Parenting Journey – A conversation with Martin Offiah MBE

   In this episode rugby league legend and sports parent Martin Offiah joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss aspects of his career, how it has shaped him and his approach today and his role as a father supporting his two sons Tyler (Professional Player at Bath Rugby) and Phoenix (Academy Scholar Tottenham Hotspur) on their sporting journey. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: The power of storytelling and legacy in motivating young athletesWhy comparison should be "self to se...

3. 

   3 Jul 2026

   From a Muddy Log to the World Stage: Motivation, Doping, and Raising Kids Who Don’t Need to Be You – ‘A conversation with Dwain Chambers’

   In this episode Olympian, Coach and Mentor Dwain Chambers joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss his journey from a muddy log to the world stage including motivation, doping and raising kids who don't need to be you. He also discusses his role now as a father, coach and mentor to young athletes striving in the world today. During the conversation they discuss amongst other things: The absence of visible role modelsSpeed discovered by accident outrunning friends on bicycles with nothing but raw ab...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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