“I just cared too much” – Skye Eddy on her journey as a sports parent and building stronger connections between children, parents and coaches

“You can’t be good at it and you can’t be bad at it” – Robin Watkins-Davis on bringing yoga to schools to combat inactivity

“It was my escape, it was my freedom” – Ladi Ajayi on cultivating belonging and inclusivity in sport

“Adults and children are crying out for an antidote to modern life” – Rick Jenner on the transformative power of play

"Our job as coaches is to create places where people belong" - Russell 'Rusty' Earnshaw on helping young people help themselves

“If you only talk about trophies, you’re alienating the majority of kids” – Eamonn Newell on building an inclusive football club for girls and women

“Shoving all this pressure on a young child is not helpful at all” – Scarlett Dewar on finding her voice as an athlete and a person

"If you measure smiles, engagement and movement, you'll coach differently for the rest of your life" - Jack Rolfe on the transformative impact of child-first coaching

“If we have to shout instructions from the sidelines, I’d say we’ve failed as a coach” – Dr Alex Twitchen on why ‘voice, choice and journey’ are more than buzzwords

“Sport is one of the only areas in society where children can develop themselves as leaders” – Rashan McDonald on sport as a vehicle for advocacy

"It's like giving back to our younger selves" - Siham and Sagal Abdullahi on creating safe spaces in sport

“You can see them shrinking into their shells” - Professor Adam Nicholls on the impact of negative coaching behaviours

“If you don’t listen to the kids, you might be the reason they stop doing what brings them joy” - Ryan Miskovics on youth voice and coaching with a disability

"If we adopt this approach, we'll reap the rewards for years and years" - Pete Sturgess on the powerful legacy of child-first coaching

“If all they need is to talk, that’s what we’re here for” – Luke Carpenter on why holistic coaching is key to playing their way

"You don't want to know what I think" - League Leaders on making sure young people are heard in sport

“Now I’ve got 100 voices coming at me, and it’s beautiful” – Nicky Harverson on helping young people find their own voices in sport

“Play can be a dirty word” – Stuart Armstrong on perceptions of play and the creation of the Children’s Coaching Collaborative

“If you just guess what a young person needs, it can have a devastating impact” – Poppy and Samuela from UNICEF UK’s Youth Board on the value of young voices

“I have this alternate life where I see myself as an athlete” – Zoya Zia on why representation and intersectionality matter in child-first coaching