Why has junior sport become high-stakes? Have we lost perspective as sports parents?
In this episode of SportsParenthood, you’ll hear from Joel Wilson. He’s a former professional rugby league and rugby union player, whose 15-year career in sport includes three years in the NRL with the North Sydney Bears and playing with the ACT Brumbies in its golden era, where he won a few Super Rugby titles.
Finally, Joel capped off his rugby career in Japan.
Interestingly, Joel’s sporting dream as a kid is different to how it turned out.
Now, he wears many hats. He’s a coach and sports master at a junior school in Sydney’s inner west, involved in community sport, and a sports parent. You’ll want to listen to the show for some pretty awesome personal stories — sliding door moments and how a little bit of luck goes a long way in sport.
Through his own observations and experience, Joel reckons some sports parents lose perspective, even though it’s coming from a place of love. No one is perfect. Even Joel finds he has to bite his tongue at times!
So, what is important in junior sport?
EPISODE IS PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021