
This is the Panel on “Parental Environment in Esports Careers” from ERNC21 where we discuss the modern experiences of parents in a world where so many young people have ambitions to be professional players. We talk to Shae Williams (COPE), Koen Schobbers (Parents of Play) and Michael “CAPS.dad” Winther about their experiences as they share their expertise on esports and parenting. Shae “Shaemmon” Williams, Founder of Coalition Of Parents in Esports (COPE https://cope.gg/) https://twitter.com/Shaemmon https://twitter.com/COPEgg Koen “Koenz” Schobbers, Former Trackmania esports athlete and Founder of Parents of Play (https://www.parentsofplay.nl/) https://twitter.com/KoenzNL Michael “CAPS.dad” Winther, G2phoria fan and proud father of Caps (G2 LoL Proplayer), Ryze (Former C9 Dota2 Proplayer). https://twitter.com/CAPS_dad Moderated by Dr. Brian McCauley, Assistant Professor at MMTC, Jönköping University, Sweden.