The FX Factor

Let’s be honest… everyone is cooked. Parents are exhausted. Kids are flat. The year has wrung families dry — and now we’re all meant to magically relax because it’s December. In this episode, Kelly talks straight about what this time of year  really  feels like for families in sport. The chaos. The emotional hangover. The pressure to switch off after ten months of go-go-go. The guilt aro...

This time of year is heavy. Team lists. Trials. Selections. Emails that make your heart race. Conversations you don’t want to have with your child. And the quiet pressure parents carry trying to work out if they’re doing the right thing — or the wrong thing in the name of “the best”. In this raw and honest episode, Kelly speaks directly to parents living inside the chaos of youth sport. Not as a c...

This week on  The FX Factor , Kelly chats with  Sarah Blom  — PE teacher, qualified nutritionist, mum of two, and founder of  The Consistent Approach . Sarah’s message is simple but powerful: healthy eating doesn’t need to be restrictive, stressful, or perfect. From bodybuilding in Miami to raising a young family, she’s learned that true health comes from small, sustainable hab...

If you’ve ever looked at your week and thought,  “How are we going to do this?”  — this one’s for you. This episode isn’t about finding balance. It’s about being honest enough to admit that sometimes, there isn’t any. Between early mornings, work, travel, sport, school, and family life, Kelly shares what it’s really like trying to keep up with three kids — all in different sports, all co...

We spend so much time trying to make our kids faster, stronger, and more competitive — but what if we’ve skipped the most important step? In this raw and eye-opening episode of  The FX Factor , Kelly Britter unpacks the idea of  “The Prehab Generation”  — a movement to teach kids how to move before they train, and how to prepare before they perform. Drawing on decades of coaching ex...

Every weekend across Australia, you can feel it — the silent tension between parents and coaches. The looks, the whispers, the sideline energy that no one wants to talk about. In this brutally honest episode of  The FX Factor , Kelly dives head-first into  the parent–coach cold war  — the quiet conflict that’s shaping how kids experience sport. With 30 years of coaching and parentin...

Every parent, coach, and kid in sport has felt it — that heavy silence on the drive home after a game. No one’s angry, but no one feels right either. It’s the quiet weight of expectations — the invisible kind we carry into every match, comp, or tournament. Kelly opens up about a moment that humbled her at her son’s soccer tournament. From arriving two hours early, to watching him play flat and dis...

We tell our kids to focus, try harder, be resilient, and give their best — but what are  we  doing to do better? In this episode of  The FX Factor , Kelly gets real about the growing gap between what we  expect  from kids and what we actually  model  for them. From parents who push for performance but don’t show up to support, to coaches who set standards but don...

Nelson Twins - Justin and Chris  From the classroom to the comedy stage,  The Nelson Twins  — Chris and Justin — have built their lives around two things: making people laugh and helping them grow. They’ve performed all over the world, appeared on TV, taught in schools, and now deliver their  Stand Up and Be Counted  program — blending humour, leadership, and wellbeing to...

Strength and conditioning isn’t just for elite athletes — it’s for every child and teenager. Yet myths and fears often hold parents back from introducing it early, leaving kids unprepared, unconfident, and at higher risk of injury when they hit their teens. In this episode of  The FX Factor , Kelly dives into why strength and conditioning is a  non-negotiable  for kids and teens. Fr...

If Part 1 was about why kids walk away, Part 2 is about what we can do to keep them in. Kelly explores the powerful role parents, coaches, and communities play in keeping kids active and resilient — whether that’s in organised sport or simply in movement for life. She unpacks the importance of stepping back as a parent without stepping away, how clubs and schools need to lift their standards, why...

By age 13, nearly 70% of kids have dropped out of organised sport — and by 15, almost half of all girls have quit too. Why is this happening? In this episode, Kelly digs deep into the real reasons kids walk away from sport: burnout, anxiety, the friendship trap, the pull of gaming and screens, poor sideline culture, and even the impact of body changes during growth and puberty. She also explores h...

In this inspiring episode of  The FX Factor , Kelly sits down with 18-year-old athlete  Chloe Leen  — a powerhouse who has balanced tetrathlon, football, swimming, surfing, horses, and show jumping. Chloe shares how her journey in sport began, the role her parents played in shaping her path, and what drives her to keep chasing her goals. She opens up about the highs, the s...

In this episode of The FX Factor, I sit down with former Socceroo and Melbourne Victory captain Adrian Leijer to explore his journey from grassroots football to the world stage — and what life looks like beyond professional sport. Adrian shares what shaped his career, the highs and lows of elite football, and the values that carried him through. But this conversation goes deeper than sport — we ta...

In Episode 4 of The FX Factor , we dive deep into the key developmental stages every child goes through in sport and movement — and why recognising them can be the difference between a kid who thrives and one who walks away. We break down the physical changes, the shifts in coordination, strength, and confidence, and how parents can set clear expectations that evolve as their child’s body and mind...

In Episode 3 of The FX Factor , we get into the art (and challenge) of helping kids set goals that are truly theirs — not just what sounds good, looks good, or keeps parents happy. We talk about what healthy goal setting looks like at different ages, why mini-milestones matter more than big lofty targets, and how to balance ambition with fun. You’ll learn how to spot the difference between a goal...

In this episode of The FX Factor , we dive into one of the toughest questions parents face: Whose goal is it — yours or your child’s? It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of sport — trials, rep teams, academies, pathways to professional levels. But when does healthy encouragement cross the line into pressure? And how do we know if the goals we’re setting are really ours , not theirs? We ex...

In our very first episode of The FX Factor , we take on some of the biggest myths around kids and sport that cause confusion for parents and frustration for kids. Do kids really need to specialise in one sport early to succeed? Should they already be consistent in their performance every week? Are we putting too much pressure on them too soon? We break it all down with straight-talking insights ba...

The FX Factor is a bold, empowering podcast for parents, teens, and families navigating kids’ sport, movement, mindset, and motivation. It’s raw, real, and packed with no-fluff strategies to raise confident, resilient kids — both on and off the field. Hosted by a coach with over 28 years of experience, it cuts through the myths and delivers game-changing conversations about performance, parenting,...