Full football sessions filmed being coached, from the youngest players to elite, plus season plans and club-wide accounts for clubs north and south, volunteer coaches and coaching coordinators.
In short: The Coaching Manual gives every coach at your club proven sessions they can watch being coached, then run with their own team. Volunteer coaches get support between FAI and Irish FA coaching courses, and clubs get one standard across every age group. Clubs from £950 a year; individual coaches can start free.
FAI courses such as the PDP modules, and Irish FA coaching courses, give coaches a foundation. Most of a coach's development happens afterwards, week to week with their own team, often with nobody to watch or ask. That's the gap we're built for: expert coaches to watch, copy and learn from every week, between one course and the next.
Every session is filmed being coached, so you see the set-up and hear when and how the coach steps in. It's the quickest way to pick up the part a written plan can't show you: the delivery.
"We've had a curriculum for the last four or five years, but I had been looking for ways in which we can support our coaches on its delivery. The Season Plans and Folders functionalities on The Coaching Manual have really helped."
Marc Gamble, Head of Football, Greenisland FC, County Antrim
Greenisland is run by 100 volunteers and coached by UEFA-licensed coaches. Read how they use The Coaching Manual.
We've been building coach education for 15 years, and coaches at 2,000+ clubs use The Coaching Manual, across Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Free sessions and warm-ups, no card needed.
The full session library, with no ads.
Adds season plans and the session design tools.
Premium for every coach, with club and licence management, shared season plans and usage reporting.
Prices in pounds sterling. Full details on our pricing page.
It depends what you need. If you want every coach, from underage volunteers to senior coaches, working from proven sessions they can watch being coached, The Coaching Manual is built for that. See our honest comparison of coaching apps.
Yes. There are fun, game-based sessions for the youngest age groups and every age group after, ready to run with set-up, timings and coaching points, and each one is filmed being coached.
Yes. The Coaching Manual works for clubs north and south, and Greenisland in Northern Ireland is one of the clubs on our Nexus programme.
Courses give you a foundation; most learning happens week to week with your own team. Watching experienced coaches deliver sessions, trying them yourself and reflecting is one of the most practical ways to keep developing.
Club accounts start from £950 a year. Individual coaches can start on the free Basic plan, with Standard at £36 and Premium at £60 a year. See our pricing page.
Try some free sessions, or talk to us about a club account for every coach.
