What the David Beckham documentary tells us – and what it doesn't – about controlling parents in sport

By Mary Woessner, Lecturer in Clinical Exercise and Research Fellow, Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS), Victoria University, Victoria University
Alexandra Parker, Professor of Physical Activity and Mental Health, Victoria University
Aurélie Pankowiak, Research Fellow, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University

David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.

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