For Canadian soccer clubs

Youth soccer coaching for Canadian clubs and volunteer coaches

Full soccer sessions filmed being coached, from U5 to elite, plus season plans and club-wide accounts for community clubs, volunteer coaches and technical directors.

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 Canada Soccer's Children's Diploma and C Diploma, and technical directors get one standard across every age group. Clubs from US$1,250 a year; individual coaches can start free.

Built for how Canadian clubs work

  • The youngest players. Fun, game-based sessions for U5s and up, ready to run with set-up, timings and coaching points.
  • Volunteer coaches. Most community coaches are parents with limited time. Every session shows how it's coached on video, so they're not guessing.
  • Small-sided to 11v11. Sessions are organised by age group, through the small-sided formats to the full game, with more depth as players grow.
  • Technical directors. Share a club curriculum and season plans across every team, and see which coaches are using what.
  • Outdoor and indoor seasons. Season plans fit your own calendar, whenever your seasons run.

Support between coaching courses

Canada Soccer's Children's Diploma and C Diploma, and your provincial association's community 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.

"The Coaching Manual platform, with its video content, animations, how you are able to create the sessions, and aesthetically as well, it's very easy to follow. Now that we are able to plan things weeks in advance, coaches can look at the sessions that are coming up."

Gary Crooks, Calgary Rangers, Alberta

Everything your coaches need, in one place

  • Every age and level: from first sessions for U5s, through every age group in between, to academy and adult soccer, including sessions filmed with the Southampton FC and Rangers FC academies.
  • Every format: full team sessions, small-group sessions and 1-1 sessions.
  • Individual technical practice players can work on in their own time.
  • Strength and conditioning, including content from James Parr, former S&C lead at Manchester United's Academy, and from Southampton FC.
  • Season plans that fit your own season dates, so a coach always knows what's next.

Who we work with

We've been building coach education for 15 years, and coaches at 2,000+ clubs use The Coaching Manual, across Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

  • Our content partners include the PFA, the Arsenal Foundation and the Manchester United Foundation, with S&C content from Southampton FC.
  • Clubs on Nexus, our club development programme, include Almaden FC in California and Greenisland in Northern Ireland.

Pricing

BasicFree

Free sessions and warm-ups, no card needed.

StandardUS$48 a year

The full session library, with no ads.

PremiumUS$84 a year

Adds season plans and the session design tools.

ClubFrom US$1,250 a year

Premium for every coach, with club and licence management, shared season plans and usage reporting.

Prices in US dollars. Full details on our pricing page.

Questions clubs ask

What's the best soccer coaching app for a Canadian youth club?

It depends what you need. If you want every coach, from community volunteers to competitive coaches, working from proven sessions they can watch being coached, The Coaching Manual is built for that. For registration and payments you'd use a club admin system alongside it. See our honest comparison of coaching apps.

Do you have sessions for young players and volunteer coaches?

Yes. Sessions are ready to run, organised by age group from U5s up, with set-up, timings and coaching points, and each one is filmed being coached so a parent volunteer can see exactly how to deliver it.

Will the season plans fit outdoor and indoor seasons?

Yes. Season plans fit your own season dates, so they work whenever your outdoor and indoor seasons run.

How does it help coaches between Canada Soccer courses?

Courses like the Children's Diploma and C Diploma 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.

How much does it cost for a club in Canada?

Club accounts start from US$1,250 a year. Individual coaches can start on the free Basic plan, with Standard at US$48 and Premium at US$84 a year. See our pricing page.

Raise the standard of coaching across your club

Try some free sessions, or talk to us about a club account for every coach.