Transcript on England Football Community Getting more women involved in coaching has a transformative impact on growing players. In this episode, Sharon Muxworthy-McIvor, shares with us her journey into her role as an FA coach development officer. Sharon’s support is targeted at growing women. We speak in depth about the importance of getting more women into the game and how those who are interested can get involved.  The opportunity to play in a team wasn’t available for Sharon when she was in school. And while many more women are now playing and coaching football, some barriers still remain that we need to work together to break down. We speak about how we can collectively form a more inclusive landscape for the game and how men can become supportive allies.  Sharon shares plenty of fantastic coaching tips on how to ensure players are having fun and how to better connect and communicate with them. She also offers insights into the free "Stepping Over the Sidelines" workshops that support women in taking the first steps into getting involved with coaching.  Covered in this episode:  How opportunities for women and girls have developed in football.  The influence that playing and coaching other sports has had on Sharon’s football coaching approach.  The keys to connecting with your players.  Why it’s so important to have more female coaches in the game.  How we can make the game more inclusive and get more women involved. Creating the right environment to encourage more women to take up coaching.  The similarities between the skills needed to be a coach and a mum. Where to find help with learning the skills needed to become a coach.  ————— 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 Email - ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ 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 ⁠⁠Claricast⁠⁠.