by Craig Ross | Sep 6, 2026 | Coaches, Sport Parents
A conversation with my good friend Wayne Hudson this week got me thinking. We often hear that sport reveals character. And I agree — it absolutely can. Pressure has a wonderful way of showing us things about ourselves. How we respond to disappointment. How we treat...
by Craig Ross | Aug 30, 2026 | Sport Parents
What if we could be excited about where our kids’ sport might take them — without needing it to take them anywhere? I recently sat down with my good mate Garth Littlejohn and his wife Jenny for a conversation about their family’s journey through sport. Their three...
by Craig Ross | Aug 23, 2026 | Sport Parents
Two quite different experiences came together for me this week. The first was while reading Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO – The 33 Laws of Business and Life. One particular law stopped me: “A small miss now creates a big miss later.” Bartlett talks about the...
by Craig Ross | Aug 16, 2026 | Sport Parents
Following on from last week, the second book I want to feature is 365 Rules to Master Rural Sales by St John Craner — one I’ve been working my way through and finding plenty of lessons in. You might wonder what a book about rural sales has to do with supporting kids...
by Craig Ross | Aug 9, 2026 | Sport Parents
I’ve found so much joy — and challenge to my own thinking — through reading books. So, with a little more intention, I’m going to profile a book each Sunday and explore one or two of its lessons through the lens of sport parenting and the adults who influence young...
by Craig Ross | Aug 2, 2026 | Sport Parents
Sometimes you need to get away from the noise to hear yourself think. I’m writing this after a few days away in Brisbane. Away from work and the normal routines, with some intentional space to slow down, sit, think and reflect. One of the real highlights was...
