Ross Embleton, Colchester United's head of recruitment, talked about the subject of Coach Qualities in our recent Coaches Coffee Club chat.

Ross caught up with MiMentor's Jamie Godbold and James Baker and gave an insight into his career path in the game.

Click the play button on the video above to watch this interesting coaching conversation for free.

Ross also shared with us one of his favourite coaching sessions, Creating and Finishing Centrally, which you can download for FREE by clicking the image below.

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Coaches Coffee Club: Ross Embleton
Ross Embleton, Colchester United's Head of Recruitment, talked about the subject of Coach Qualities, as well as giving us an insight into his career path in the game.
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