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	<description>Empowering parents to encourage and inspire their children to achieve their full potential through positive sporting experiences</description>
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		<title>Paediatric Hydrotherapy</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2013/05/paediatric-hydrotherapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Bossinger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hydrotherapy (therapy in water) has always been one of the preferred therapy options, for adults, children and even animals. However, limited appropriate facilities mean that it is not used enough in South Africa. This article sets out to provide parents with some more information about this therapy option, what it can be used for with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selecting appropriate role models for our children</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2013/04/selecting-appropriate-role-models-for-our-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Scheepers - Sports Psychologist</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[integrity]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.positivesportparent.com/?p=1273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Oscar Pistorius….they all share common characteristics…athletes, elite athletes, world famous elite athletes…the cream of their respective sporting codes… An additional – and unfortunate characteristic of the aforementioned athletes (and many more before them and many more to come!) &#8211; concerns their fall from grace. Over and above the demands of overcoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has school sport lost its way?</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2013/03/has-school-sport-lost-its-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2013/03/has-school-sport-lost-its-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ann Dove - Performance Coach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pressure To Win]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[code of ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[steroids]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.positivesportparent.com/?p=1263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of months a number of stories would lead one to believe that school sport has become more than just a game, but rather “win at all costs”. A girl’s primary school in Bloemfontein has introduced a parents’ code of ethics. Two of Durban’s biggest schools will not play first team sport [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Role of parents in positively encouraging their children</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2013/01/role-of-parents-in-positively-encouraging-their-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2013/01/role-of-parents-in-positively-encouraging-their-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ann Dove - Performance Coach</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[code of conduct]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lance Armstrong]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.positivesportparent.com/?p=1238</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following the Lance Armstrong interview with Oprah Winfrey and the introduction of a Code of Conduct for Parents by a primary school in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Positive Sport Parent Founder, Mary Ann Dove, spoke with Kieno Kammies on 567 Cape Talk this morning. Click here 567 PSP Interview to hear what she had to say about the role [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I &#8220;temper&#8221; my over involvement?</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/11/how-do-i-temper-my-over-involvement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/11/how-do-i-temper-my-over-involvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maurice Aronstam - Sports Psychologist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting conversation with a top South African Equestrian rider on our flight back from Cape Town a few weeks ago. He has had years of experience in coaching, training horses and competing at the top level himself. Our conversation turned to parenting and he made the comment that the ONLY common denominator [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Body image and eating disturbances among adolescents</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/11/body-image-and-eating-disturbances-among-adolescents-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/11/body-image-and-eating-disturbances-among-adolescents-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki de Villiers - Registered Dietician</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nutrition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[obsessiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osteoporosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peer influences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perfectionism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this 2nd part in the series we look at the causes and warning signs of eating disorders, how it affects performance and how to assist an athlete who presents with an eating disorder. Causes of Eating Disorders in young Athletes There is no single cause of eating disorders or disordered eating in young athletes. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Body image and eating disturbances among adolescents</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/10/body-image-and-eating-disturbances-among-adolescents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/10/body-image-and-eating-disturbances-among-adolescents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki de Villiers - Registered Dietician</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anorexia nervosa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a 3 part series on the subject of body image and eating disturbances which affects a number of young sports people. Young people are constantly bombarded with messages and images of the ideal body. This ideal body is often portrayed as unrealistically thin or overly muscular. In contrast to this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U14s versus U18s &#8211; training at the right level</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/09/u14s-versus-u18s-training-at-the-right-level/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/09/u14s-versus-u18s-training-at-the-right-level/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 06:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Wilmot - Sports Psychologist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pressure To Win]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mastery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transition]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.positivesportparent.com/?p=1193</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Progressing through High School there are two notable skill and physical challenges a young sportsman or woman face; the transition from Under 13 to Under 14 level and again from Under 16 to Open. In these two stages there is a huge leap in the physical and skill-related demands placed on younger athletes as they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conditioning in early adolescent sports people</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/08/conditioning-in-early-adolescent-sports-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/08/conditioning-in-early-adolescent-sports-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shona Hendricks - Sport Scientist and Strength and Conditioning Coach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Injury Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Injury Prevention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aerobic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.positivesportparent.com/?p=1182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last article we focused on pre-adolescent sports people. Here we will focus on the early adolescent/early puberty phase where young people are experiencing considerable physiological changes which will therefore have implications for training. I still believe that in this phase it is vital for children to be playing as many sports as possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kinesiotape &#8211; Pink tape that makes you run faster?</title>
		<link>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/08/kinesiotape-pink-tape-that-makes-you-run-faster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.positivesportparent.com/2012/08/kinesiotape-pink-tape-that-makes-you-run-faster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Paladin - Biokineticist</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Injury Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biomechanics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dysfunction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[muscle]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.positivesportparent.com/?p=1184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you watch a sport event these days, one of the most visible sights is the “pink tape” that seems to hold many of the athletes together. Your kids probably think it is pretty cool that their favourite hero is wearing “pink tape”. But what is its really doing…..? Definitions Before I give my two [...]]]></description>
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