S4 Ep18: Pro Licence insights with Vicky Jepson, Yaya Toure and Ian Bateman

Transcript on England Football Community⁠ - (https://bit.ly/3xk5VJP) We’re joined by three learners on this year's Pro Licence course in this episode – Vicky Jepson, Yaya Toure and Ian Bateman. We get insight into what the Pro Licence course looks like from the inside, and they share their top coaching advice. The three coaches each bring with them a unique perspective. We speak with Vicky about her empathetic leadership approach. She gives advice on how players can listen and understand players better, how to have the difficult conversations that need to be had, and why empathy is essential in coaching. Yaya champions flexibility and he shares tips on how coaches can be more adaptable during sessions. He uncovers the challenges that he faced during his transition from playing to coaching. He also gives his insight into how he was able to become a more patient coach and the other skills he believes make a great coach. Ian offers his insight into what sets the Pro Licence course apart, and the highlights of the diverse range of tasks he’s been set so far. We learn about how this has developed Ian as a coach, and the transferable skills that new coaches may already have that they can leverage to get off to a flying start. Covered in this episode: What the UEFA Pro Licence is all about – what to expect and real experiences from learners on the course. The most important skills and attributes to build on as a coach. What consistency means in coaching and why it’s important. How to have difficult conversations. Advice for brand new coaches. The challenges that players transitioning to coaching can face. The transferable skills which are valuable for new coaches that many already have. ————— Do you have any coaching questions you’d like answers to? Or perhaps you’re facing a coaching challenge that you’d like help with? Simply head over to our England Football Community forum (https://community.thefa.com/coaching/f/youth-club-football-forum) and post them there. We can then put them to our guests in future episodes to get their advice! Already listened to this episode or the previous seasons of Coachcast? We’d love to hear from you! Pass on your feedback by contacting us via [email protected]. LEARN MORE England Football Learning - https://learn.englandfootball.com/ England Football Community - https://community.thefa.com/ England Football Learning on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCisPO86aEIhWRTnTS1vrSVw England Football Learning Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/EnglandLearning Email - [email protected] LISTEN Spotify for Podcasters - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachcast-thefa Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4sA9fHoldaH1x5Wn3vdmsB Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coachcast/id1591804808 Editing and show notes by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Claricast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. (https://www.clarioncast.com/)