⁠Transcript on England Football Community⁠ To today’s guest, coaching is all about being open to lifelong learning, showing an interest in players’ lives and developing connections to understand them and meet their needs.  For Disability Awareness Day, we speak with Chris Day, who, since recording, has been appointed as the England deaf women’s head coach. We discover how Chris got into coaching and he shares advice for coaching players with disabilities. Chris holds a wide variety of other roles that have him scouting for top talent, running a post-education program, running a grassroots team and more!  We speak in depth about disability football and Chris offers a wealth of actionable tips for coaches working in disability football and for those looking to get involved. We speak about making mainstream and grassroots football as accessible as possible, whilst providing options for those who would be better supported in other formats. We get insights into the different disability formats that are available and info about upcoming tournaments that we can expect to see.  Covered in this episode -  The best way for players and coaches to get involved with disability football Top tips for coaches working or looking to work in disability football  Courses for coaches specifically for disability football  The less obvious strengths that can show that a player has the potential to go onto the talent pathway  Advice to coaches to ensure sessions are more inclusive to players with disabilities  How do we ensure more people with disabilities are getting involved in football?  What does the term ‘para’ mean in Para football? —————   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/3174/coaching-problems-and-questions) 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 – https://twitter.com/EnglandLearning LISTEN ⁠Anchor⁠ – https://anchor.fm/coachcast-thefa ⁠Spotify⁠ – https://open.spotify.com/show/4sA9fHoldaH1x5Wn3vdmsB ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coachcast/id1591804808 Editing and show notes by ⁠Clarion