Join us for the CRC 20th Anniversary Conference October 23rd 2024 ! Key note Speakers: Professor Carol Robinson Professor Nigel Patrick Thomas Programme and schedule :wels.open.ac.uk/research/child… Register for free by October 11th 2024: forms.office.com/e/GWcbrvzxJL

We are honoured to be presenting at this event on 17 October. We will be sharing what we DO. Because we’re about ACTION not TALKING. PRACTICE not THEORY. CHANGE not EXCUSES. The game belongs to the players. #nothingaboutuswithoutus ❤️⚽️✊🏻

🔥🔥🔥HOT TICKETS! 🔥🔥🔥 Only 1 week left to secure your tickets for our landmark #OUChildRightsSport conference exploring children's rights in sport and physical activity on 16-17 Oct 2024 eventbrite.co.uk/e/embedding-ch…

. playtheirway are working with Craft to conduct a research study about child-first coaching and coaches’ needs If you are interested in taking part, complete the short qualification questionnaire by Monday 7th October 2024 👉 bit.ly/3XXpX7F

⌛️⌛️⌛️TIME IS RUNNING OUT!! ⌛️⌛️⌛️ Don't delay, book your place today! There are only 3 days left left to secure your ticket for our #OUChildRightsSport conference exploring children's rights in sport and physical activity on 16-17 Oct 2024 eventbrite.co.uk/e/embedding-ch…

📢Register by 11th October to join us for the CRC 20th Anniversary Conference: Sharing research methods and processes for empowering children and young people on October 23rd 2024. Programme/schedule and registration: wels.open.ac.uk/research/child… 2 keynotes & 24 presentations

What would you find most useful as a child-first coach? 🤔 Let us know and we'll work on it👊

Thanks to anncrafttrust , Child Protection in Sport Unit , LimeCulture , Mission 89, Commonwealth Sport , Premier League , Management Futures , and all the team who are supporting the Pioneer Programme! The launch webinar is planned for December. Watch this space for more information.

We look forward to welcoming delegates to our Embedding Children's Rights in Sport and Physical Activity conference tomorrow. Registration is open from 9.15am with the 1st session at 10am. If you post about the conference please tag us & use the hashtag #OUChildRightsSport

A snapshot of some of this afternoon's presentations #OUChildRightsSport

Great to see playtheirway presenting as part of a children's rights conference organised by Alex Twitchen of the The Open University 👏 As a member of the Children's Coaching Collaborative, we're proud to see #PlayTheirWay gathering momentum in the sporting and academic spheres.

Day 2 kicks off with an excellent keynote from Professor Laura Lundy

Over 60 people joined us this week at the 1st conference of the Global #Sport & #HumanRights Research Network, "Global research conference on athletes’ rights", jointly organised with T.M.C. Asser Instituut & the HERO Project Join the Network! bit.ly/3Um9lnM #TeamHumanRights

We’re proud to announce the launch of the Child Rights and Sports Alliance! Alongside US Soccer Foundation, Centre for Sport & Human Rights, National League of Cities and UNICEF USA, we’re helping cities drive community impact and legacy of the #FIFAWorldCup 2026. projectplay.org/news/2024/11/1…

“We wanted to get to know them as the children they were and understand each child’s personality and character as well as we could.” Read the story of the Liphook Spiders team from Dr Alex Twitchen Alex Twitchen here: bit.ly/3EsA9hg

"The approach I took with my team was to incorporate the Lundy Model into the process of Plan-Coach-Reflect." Read more on putting child-first philosophy into action from the brilliant Dr Alex Twitchen; coach, academic and advocate for Play Their Way: bit.ly/3EsA9hg

Who says a rights-based approach to coaching is a hurdle to the development of players! If you involve and guide children towards finding their own solutions, instead of shouting instructions, they will grow. League and cup champions. Case study here: bit.ly/3EsA9hg