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Parents in Sport Podcast
This monthly podcast covers a wide range of topics helping to bring a greater understanding of the world of youth sport.
We have an amazing lineup of guests sharing their knowledge and personal experiences including world leading authors, olympians, professional athletes and coaches, sports parents, sports psychologists and industry experts.
From topics on sports parenting, effectively managing match-day and competition, developing resilience in young people, running effective parental engagement programmes and the good, the bad and ugly of football academies, there is something for everyone.
Parents in Sport Podcast
'A conversation with Jack McMillan' - Breathing for junior athletes and how we can best support as sporting parents
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In this episode Breathwork Specialist and Performance Coach Jack McMillan joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss breathing for junior athletes and how we can best support as sporting parents.
During the conversation they discuss amongst other things:
- Breathing = Performance and Wellbeing
- Why breathing matters for young athletes
- The use of breathing in managing pressure and anxiety
- Bridging mental health and performance
- Control v Chaos in modern sport
- Top tips for parents and young athletes
- The transfer of breathing skills to improve performance beyond sport
Jack McMillan is the Founder of Optima Performance, the UK's leading provider of breathing training for elite sport. Jack has worked with over 3,000 athletes across professional sport including Great Britain, WSL academies, the Premier league, and EFL. He specialises in teaching breathing science and stress resilience to junior athletes, coaches, and parents, helping young performers manage pressure, optimise recovery, and build lifelong self-regulation skills.
Links to FREE EBOOKS:
Breathing for Junior Athletes:
https://www.optima-performance.co.uk/Breathwork-E-Book-Sign-Up
Sleep for Athletes: