Observation skills are the foundation of great coaching. They help you connect with players and make the most out of your coaching skills. 

In this episode, FA regional coach developer for the North East, Emily Senior, joins Coachcast to share her journey so far and give practical advice for improving your observation skills. 

Emily shares how observation impacts everything from understanding what players are thinking and feeling to making your interventions more meaningful. 

Whether you’re coaching grassroots teams across all age groups or working with more experienced players, this episode will help you develop the skills to create more impactful training sessions and achieve set outcomes. 

In this episode, we cover: 

• how observation skills affect your ability to utilise your other coaching skills

• how to know what to look for when observing players

• linking observations to desired outcomes

• how different coaching positions affect your observations

• using the four-corner model to improve observation

• harnessing technology to aid observation

• the trick for balancing observations with interventions 

• making training accessible to all through better observation

• when we should intervene 

• using observations to guide decision-making 

• and much more.

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