18/02/2026
Attended this workshop last night run by Dr Craig Harrison addressing pressure in Youth Sport
Many layers & levels of info to take away from this session. The overarching message I took away, was that no matter whether your a parent, coach, or sports club, dispondant with the high youth drop out rates in sport & irrelevant to whether the athlete is aiming for highest accolades, or in sport as a participant, there's better chances youth will stay in sport at any level if they have a strong sense of belonging to the team, club, sport, and fellow participants.
Shame some sports change from being club focussed to school driven at that crucial time in youth development when so much else is changing for them.
Connection, sense of belonging, and movement are all pillars of wellbeing, at any age.