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Silent Sideline Workshops are one the road and next Monday 26th January we will be in Limerick in association with Limerick Sports Partnership.
Have you noticed children playing the game with fear of making mistakes?
Does your child’s coach constantly scream and shout at the kids and officials?
Has your child given up the game,...
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When coaches cross the line into physical or verbal abuse, they negatively affect players’ abilities to develop through sports. Parents have a right to know who they are leaving their kid(s) with. They also have a right to step in if they feel their child is not longer in a safe place.
If your child is in an emotionally...
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After the success of the previous SS Weekend, we have decide to arrange another one and will continue from hear on in as a yearly weekend event between September and October each year.
Too often in kid’s sports adults, parents and coaches become overly vocal in their approach to working with young athletes. However well...
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Maybe the word Silent is not the correct word to use because encouragement with always benefit the players. Especially when you use the Sandwich approach. The focus behind the weekend is to educate coaches and parents about the power of observation. Alex Ferguson once said “The very best coaches are great observers”
The...
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The weekend is really taking shape now and I want to thank everyone for supporting the campaign and all those who have enquired about it to date. Like I mentioned before, a Silent Sideline Weekend has been tried and some have succeed but many have failed. I’m delighted to say that this weekend will not fail. The reaction,...
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I first heard about this idea some years back even before I set up this blog. I believe it started in the US. It’s something I have been meaning to try and push with all the leagues across the country for some time now and I had originally posted something back in 2011 I think. This year I’m going to make this happen,...
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