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Whether you run a club of 300 coaches or you're coaching your first team, there's a plan that fits.
Professional sessions and planning tools for your own team. Start free.
For coaches →Set the curriculum, support your coaches and track progress.
For directors →Coach education at scale for leagues, associations and federations.
For governing bodies →Less time planning, more time coaching.
2,000+ full sessions with set-up and coaching points, including sessions filmed with the Southampton FC and Rangers FC academies.
Explore →Build your own diagrams, practices and sessions in minutes.
Explore →Ready-made plans for every age group, tailored to your team in seven quick questions.
Explore →Curate and share content across every team and coach.
Explore →Three ready-to-coach sessions for your age group. Open them on your phone pitch-side, with nothing to prepare the night before.
Our club has over 80 coaches and each year has a turnover of new coaches which can quickly be added to The Coaching Manual platform. A real game changer for our club.Justin SheppardDirector of Football, Hillsborough Boys FC
It has become an invaluable tool for our coaches and players. There is a vast amount of content for all ages and skill levels.Tim PhlegarPresident, Northwest FC, USA
The platform is easy to navigate and the session plans are informative and easy to follow. A must for all aspiring coaches.Darren ColeDirector of Football, Rochester City FC
The Coaching Manual (TCM) is an online football (soccer) coaching platform for clubs and coaches. It includes 6,000+ pieces of coaching content and 2,000+ full sessions with set-up and coaching points, including sessions filmed with the Southampton FC and Rangers FC academies, a session planner for building your own practices, and ready-made season plans for every age group. It has been built by coaches since 2011, is used by coaches at 2,000+ clubs and is trusted by Rangers, Southampton, AYSO and the PFA.
Basic is free. Standard is £36 / $48 a year and Premium is £60 / $84 a year, or £5 / $6 and £7 / $9 a month. Club plans start from £950 / $1,250 a year, with lower per-coach prices for larger clubs. UK prices include VAT. See full pricing
Each full session runs from a warm-up through technical and skill practices to a small-sided game. Every practice has set-up, coaching points and progressions, with video, and many sessions were filmed with the Southampton FC and Rangers FC academies.
Yes. Season Plans asks seven quick questions about your team and builds a ready-made plan for your age group. Clubs can share one plan across every team.
Yes. TCM works with US youth soccer organisations including AYSO, has sessions for every age group from U5 upwards, and US club accounts are priced in dollars.
An AI tool can produce a plausible drill list in seconds. TCM's sessions are written and filmed by practising coaches and academy staff, and have been tested on real pitches. We're not against AI: it's a useful starting point, as long as coaches still do the thinking.
Yes. Coaches can sign up for free and use professional sessions and planning tools with their own team, then upgrade to Standard or Premium for the full library and season plans.
Yes. Club accounts include usage reporting, so directors of coaching can see which coaches are using the platform and what they are using.
