When we #PlayTheirWay , it's not just better for the kids... it's more fun and fulfilling for us as coaches too 🤸

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playtheirway 'The opposite of play is depression'... heard this yesterday, stopped me in my tracks to be honest... peermentalhealth.com/this-is-why-th… ❤️

🤸 What does 'play' mean to you?

🤩 Reply with one word or sentence you'd use to express the power of play.

playtheirway And it’s no surprise to discover that the best athletes engaged in huge amounts of free play as kids 🤔

Such an important point... how can we nurture children's creativity in sport, rather than coaching them out of it? 🤔

'In the disability world, verbal communication isn’t always the way that people like to communicate.”

Jemima Browning, founder of Tadcaster Stingrays, shares her top tips with playtheirway for communicating with children with complex disabilities.
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“I've heard football coaches say, 5 minutes before the session starts:

'Stop kicking that ball!'

...and I'm thinking, woah.” – Coach David Baird

In David's episode of the #PlayTheirWay podcast, we talk children's autonomy and the power of free play: bit.ly/3ErVzrg

Physical Education is such a powerful influence on how young people experience sport that can last into adulthood.

Could a ‘rights respecting’ approach hold some answers?

This chimes powerfully with the ⁦playtheirway⁩ purpose. drowningintheshallow.wordpress.com/2024/04/14/a-f…

Great cricket batters were made in backyards 👇

#freeplay playtheirway #bringbackbackyards

Great video all about Fun from Dr Alex Lascu that features the brilliant work of Amanda J. Visek, PhD and Heather Mannix.

This research had a big influence on the creation of playtheirway.

💥 Child-first coaching starts with children; by listening to their voices, respecting their rights & acting on their wishes in meaningful ways.

Discover Youth Voice resources from CCC partners Youth Sport Trust, StreetGames, Mind & Chance to Shine: bit.ly/43lzg0s

Lots of brilliant resources in this link for sports coaches to engage with the views of the children they work with. So important to keep all children in the sports that they love #PlayTheirWay .

💬 It can be hard for young people to tell their coaches how they really feel.

🤩 That's why we adapted this feedback form from Laura Lundy - it's a great place to start to open up a two way conversation with the children.

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'I just wasn't having fun anymore so I dropped out. But I think about it all the time'

One of the young people at the London Youth Games #LYG33 conference shared this with us earlier this week... it's a story that's far too common.

Let's change that story: bit.ly/3KrLIp2

A cracking Player Voice Workshop this evening with 20+ young people from across England Hockey Talent Academies attending. Great to hear them share good practice already happening on the ground as well as some brilliant ideas on how TAs can increase personal belonging,

“Some adults patronise children, especially when it comes to play, because they don’t understand children and what the sport or activity needs to look like for them”

⛳ As #themasters begins, read our article on coaching golf with Neil Plimmer JOLF.golf: bit.ly/3Jb9Tae

A lot of the time, coaches do get taken for granted. But without the coach, there is no football!

•No physical and mental benefits for players.

•No learning to become a better player and person.

•No great experiences or memories.

And most coaches are doing it for free!

Great to hear from the brilliant Tanni Grey-Thompson at the #LYG33 ! 'We need to hear more young people's voices in sport, because sport is constantly evolving and changing' 👏

Delighted to be at the London Youth Games #LYG33 conference today, consulting with amazing young people from across 33 boroughs of London on their experiences in sport and insights they'd share with coaches 🙌