Ebbsfleet United manager Danny Searle on learning as a coach and staying consistent with your methods whatever the result

Ebbsfleet manager Danny Searle insists the best coaches will learn from people at all levels of the game.

The Fleet boss was a guest speaker at the second Kent FA Coaches Conference last Thursday, where he spoke eloquently about his experiences in the game.

It brought together coaches from a range of levels in the professional game, from academy football through to former Brentford and Rangers boss Mark Warburton.

Searle felt there was something to learn for anyone in the room - if they wanted to.

“I’m sure if I sat with Mark for a couple of hours, his coaching knowledge would help me with where I am in my career,” said Searle.

“I spoke about being open-minded in my presentation. Sometimes there’s an ego and a snobbery in football where if you back yourself as a coach, you go to these events and you’re almost there waiting to criticise people, wanting to criticise them.

“But actually, when you open your ears, and take in the information, there’s gold dust everywhere you look.

“There will be people who said stuff that don’t work anywhere near the realm of football that I work in, for whatever reason, but I can still take something from them and how they approach their sessions. That would be my message to anybody in any industry, to be fair.”

Searle admitted that while results make it easier to implement an individual’s style of coaching, the key is consistency in your methods.

“If you’re winning there’s a natural buzz around the place anyway,” added the Fleet boss.

“I think the type of sessions you put on can help you if you’re not winning. Mark Warburton said it quite well, you have to be consistent and we spoke about it quite a few times after games this season.

“There has to be a consistency with us, we have to be