Full interview on https://www.rowperfect.co.uk/eira-parry-parenting-athletes-on-rowingchat/
Timestamps
01:00 HPP is for any parent of a child who rows
05:00 Top dos and don'ts for parenting sporting children. Open communication with athlete and coach, Embrace making mistakes. It's their game not yours.
07:00 Effective dialogue - protocols for communication
09:00 New group induction topics - use parents as allies in the support network
15:00 Sport / life balance - don't give up things because rowing has a high training load. Periods of under-recovery are normal. Morning monitoring.
19:00 The sporting journey should be fun for parents too. Find out likely race outcomes and prepare your own emotions.
22:00 Nutrition for athletes - protein eaten regularly in meal and snacks - recovery snacks of carb + protein
26:00 What causes conflict in sport. Selection decisions are hart to do transparently in rowing. Empathise with your child, accept their disappointment. Encourage then to ask the coach for feedback.
32:00 Can young people understand and learn from disappointments? Are you going to be in sport for the long term?
37:00 Learn sporting heroes' journey stories
38:00 How can a coach make fair selections? Have a policy readily available. Key events, how the event crews will be selected. The coach has final say.
40:00 What is the difference between sport and an unfair situation?
44:00 Dispute resolution - allow both parties to be heard. Redress or not?
48:00 Peer group friendships and racing up an agegroup
51:00 Workshops for parents, nutrition, sport life balance, psychology, how to talk to your child about sport, recovery snacks, supporting your child.