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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.