GBR Parents Zone

OVERVIEW

This page provides quick access to information that parents often need when supporting a young athlete aiming to compete for GBR at any level.

For age‑specific details, please visit the relevant GBR zone: Cadet, Junior or Senior.

START HERE: GUIDES FOR PARENTS

A useful starting point is the set of GBR Guides, available in the Quicklinks section of each zone page.

For example:

• U17 (CADETS) GBR GUIDE

GBR PATHWAY PROGRAMME

For any parent of an U18 athlete participating in the GBR Pathway Programme or wishing to be selected for GBR at Cadet and Junior international competitions must be a member of British Fencing. The cheapest membership is the Supporter membership.

For details of the Sport England‑funded GBR Pathway Programme, including athlete development support and programme structure, please click here.

RECENT ARTICLES OF INTEREST

• Children should not stop playing sport in run up to exams as it has no impact on results, study suggests – Telegraph.co.uk, 24 Apr 2019
• Fortnite is not sport’s enemy, outdated coaching is – Irish Examiner, 27 Apr 2019
• Sports Parents – we have a problem – Psychology Today, 3 Dec 2018
• A plea to parents to simmer down – Time Magazine, 25 Nov 2014

VIDEOS TO MAKE YOU THINK

A light‑hearted parody of parent behaviour:

After a challenging competition, this offers useful reflections:

Messages for both parents and coaches:

OTHER RESOURCES

• Changing The Game
• Parents in Sport
• Child Protection in Sport Unit – Parent Resources
• Get More from Sport (Canada)
• Let Kids be Kids