Martin Dighton, Senior Coach Developer at UK Coaching, talks to The icoachcricket Podcast about communication skills, and the importance of listening.

Martin explores noticing, observing players, and how building relationships and problem solving is central to good coaching.

Amongst other ground covered, how coaches react to their players winning and losing, and the importance of mentors for coaches at all levels of experience, is attention grabbing.

Peter Sturgess is a foundation stage coaching guru in football having spent 17 years working at the FA. Based in Wigan, supports Walsall, set up the Derby County FC Centre of Excellence, and has worked in lots of other football environments.

He has studied how best to accelerate the learning and development of young footballers, by modifying practices, and encouraging learning free from structure and organisation so often imposed by coaching systems.

Coach and coach developer, Iain Brunnschweiler has there are no shortage of stories

From overseeing Shane Warne's strength and conditioning at Hampshire, Brunchy spent several years heading up the England u17 programme before moving on helping Olympic fencing coaches win medals, and leading the academy at Southampton FC.

He continues to work for a variety of clients in sport and business and in this episode he discusses communication, getting to know players really well as people, and coach clarity of thought are the hot topics at Chievely Services.