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COACH 1

An effective coach developer, I would say, would be someone that listens to me and helps me be myself as a coach, someone that helps me coach, what to coach and how to coach, and how to coach the person that I'm coaching, and someone who is empathetic.

COACH 2

So some of the most effective coach developers I've worked with manage to really stretch me and challenge me and give me a new thought process, an ability to reflect in a different manner. But at the same time, they've always understood the context and the environment I'm working in, and being really fair and honest, as well.

COACH 3

An effective coach developer is someone who gives up their time and you have an ongoing relationship with them. So someone who I can pick up the phone to, drop an email to them if I have a query or if they want to challenge my thinking. Because ultimately, that helps me improve my day-to-day work.

COACH 2

Fundamentally, I'm there as a coach to benefit my players and make sure my players grow and excel to their best capabilities. And without the assistance or the help and the development with a coach developer, I don't think I'd be in a position to make sure that they can grow as much as possible.

COACH 1

And it has to be someone that builds a relationship with you over time and someone that you feel can help you all the time and into the future.

COACH 2

Some of the most effective coach developers that I've worked with in my time, I've really felt that they've invested time in me personally and my development and my growth. And they've been, first and foremost, just really good teachers. And they've been able to create positive environments in which I can share knowledge and share information without fear.