To kick off season 2 of The Coaching Manual podcast we headed down to Southampton FC's famed academy and sat down in their coaches' office.

We were joined by Academy Director and U18 Manager Jason Dodd, Assistant Academy Manager Terry Moore and Foundation Phase Academy Coach Andy Marks.

Listen on to learn how Southampton identify, recruit, train and ultimately promote young players from grassroots to their first team. Plus Jason Dodd swears.

You can get 26 video sessions from inside the Saints Academy completely free at http://TheCoachingManual.com. Remember to subscribe in iTunes, Soundcloud or by RSS for first access to future podcasts.