INTERVIEW: Touchdown to tantrums - how sports-mad parents can impact their children

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A growing body of research reveals the negative impact some parents can have on their children's participation and experience in sports. Associate Professor Sam Elliott from Flinders University in South Australia specialises in the fields of sport parenting, participation and retention. He talks to SBS News about his research into psychological abuse in sports.

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