Simon Walters: AUT associate professor on his research into why side-line behaviour in youth sport is so terrible

<p>Bit of an eye-opener for Sportstalk's D'Arcy Waldegrave when he opened the Herald this morning.</p> <p>There's an<a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/confessions-of-a-netball-dad-the-worst-things-ive-seen-court-side-in-nz/bfnrrkeeendophsef2fs4dahb4/"> article</a> written by a netball dad who says the culture around youth netball is so bad, it's creating a toxic environment.</p> <p>Simon Walters is an AUT professor who's researched how poor side-line behaviour by parents can drive kids away from the sport, he spoke to D'Arcy on the show.</p> <p><strong>LISTEN ABOVE</strong></p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>