'A conversation with Lewis Moody' - High Performance, Self-Awareness and Sports Parenting

Parents in Sport Podcast

In the first episode of Season 6, former England rugby international and World Cup Winner Lewis Moody joins Gordon MacLelland to discuss high performance, sports parenting and some of the things he has learnt and reflected on through a lifetime in sport.

During the conversation they discuss amongst other things:

• Enjoying the journey as a family from development centre to young professional
• The importance of wider family structure and support on the journey
• Developing our own self-awareness and communication skills to help us navigate the journey effectively
• Exploring the information, we read and hear from different sources
• The healthy management of expectations, balance and boundaries
• The challenges of instant gratification
• Making healthy choices and recognising the potential consequences of our choices
• The importance of focussing on 'today' and not looking too far into the future
• The huge influence of parents and home in helping our young people fulfil their potential

Lewis Moody is a former English rugby union player and world cup winner. He played for Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side.

In May 2014, Lewis and his wife Annie set up The Lewis Moody Foundation, inspired by Joss Rowley-Stark, to fund groundbreaking research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumours and give families a day out of the ordinary to lift spirits and create special memories.

He is also a performance coach and sporting parent to two sons both currently thriving on their own sporting journeys.