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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Coaching Manual has been a fantastic addition to our club. The volume and quality of resources is second to none. The user friendly interface that has helped around 100 coaches at our club... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our club has been using TCM for about 8 months and it has helped us in several ways - coach education, support, & accountability, session/curriculum design and formatting, etc. We use it from age 3-18... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would strongly advise others to think twice before purchasing The Coaching Manual. After purchasing, I quickly discovered that the app was of a very poor standard, riddled with glitches a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

TCM is a must have resource for football clubs. As a volunteer led club in N.Ireland, TCM gives our coaches access to top class sessions and ideas in a few clicks and the season plans has been very po... See more

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Our unique approach to teaching football enriches the learning experience for coaches, players and parents. With thousands of world class training sessions delivered by some of the best coaches in world football, The Coaching Manual helps coaches maximise their potential and that of their players. We are the only one stop shop for football education and a vital toolbox that every coach should have. Our sessions support technical, physical and tactical development, improve game understanding and help your players improve their football IQ. You can sign up for free, to have a look around with no obligation to subscribe. Once you see what's on offer, choosing the plan to suit you is so simple. So come and join the thousands of coaches who are improving the game at every level!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent content covering all ages and…

Excellent content covering all ages and all levels of coaches from grassroots and up

September 23, 2022
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Thanks for your review Thomas. We’ve got some great training content covering the principles of play coming. 😀

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

TCM is a brilliant resource for coaches…

TCM is a brilliant resource for coaches at any level. There is great content, thought provoking sessions and loads to learn. I log in most days. Love it.

September 23, 2022
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Hi Danny. Thanks for your review. It’s great to hear that you’re getting so much value out of The Coaching Manual 😀

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great aid to coaching & development…

A great aid to coaching & development of the age groups I coach. Constantly updated with real progression with the content.

September 23, 2022
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Hi Kevin. Thanks for your review. We’re always hard at work to make The Coaching Manual as good as it can possibly be. 😀

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoy this application and the…

I really enjoy this application and the way it integrates with your calendar is great. The video elements showing the session in practice is ok (would be good if it can show transition situations more)

September 23, 2022
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Hi Ian. Thanks for your review. We do have lots of content covering transitions. We’ll definitely be adding more as well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I find this fantastic resource for sessions and making my own sessions and notes .

I find this a fantastic resource to look for ideas for sessions, good interviews with coaches which are interesting and I use for writing up sessions so it’s on phone or iPad sometimes I print off to have copy in my pocket .

September 23, 2022
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Hi Neil thanks for your review. We’re always keen to share our users content so let us know if there’s a session you’ve created which your players love! 😀

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Coaching Manual has been an…

The Coaching Manual has been an invaluable resource for our club and coaches to utilize and implement with our players and teams. Great ideas, sessions, and videos!

September 20, 2022
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Thanks for your review. We really enjoy supporting clubs like Colorado Edge, here's to a fantastic season for your coaches, parents and most of all your players!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

4th year using TCM

Our club is using TCM for the 4th year as it has become an invaluable tool for our coaches and players.
There is a vast amount of content for all ages and skill levels. The training sessions are structured to make it clear how to set up and run, what your team should get our of the session with key coaching points called out. The sessions with videos are fantastic and great to share with players so they come better prepared for the training. I highly recommend TCM to coaches, clubs and players looking to improve.

September 19, 2022
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Hi Tim, thanks for leaving a review and we're glad you and your club are getting so much out of the platform. We hope you have a really successful season this Fall.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

100% Recommendation Over Others

As an experienced Club & High School soccer coach, I would say preparation is the key to success. How prepared are you to train and develop your players? What tools do you have to help you succeed? I've used a half dozen platforms, methods, and read countless books on playstyle and training methodology. I 100% back The Coaching Manual and their processes and highly recommend them to make footballing more efficient, more fun, and to help ANY level coach best prepare to help their players grow.

September 16, 2022
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Hi Joe, thanks for you review. We're so pleased to hear that, even as an experienced coach, you are still finding so much value in the platform, we look forward to continuing to support your development as a coach.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

TCM is Part of My Coaching Staff

The Coaching Manual is like having another Coach on the staff. The sessions are very game relatable. They provide three coaching points per session and that is invaluable. It helps me as the Coach to stay on point so I’m not overwhelming the players with to many different points. I like the season long curriculum because of how flexible it is to move sessions around based on where my team may be struggling now. The podcasts they have make my morning jog something to look forward to. Especially when I’m halfway out and they provide some great coaching points I want to record, it causes me to speed up my run. I have shared my sessions with the parents for the week so they know what we are working on. Then in the matches, they too can see that we were able to execute what we had trained that week. The parents are learning as much as the players, which always makes the game more fun. My favorite part of TCM is the videos depicting the session and hearing that coach utilize the coaching points along with the method of delivery. The players aren’t perfect in the videos which makes for realistic learning. I recommend TCM to every coach I meet because it’s an asset we all can benefit from!

September 15, 2022
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Hi Michael, thanks for your review. We're so happy to hear that we're a part of your team. We've lots of plans coming up to provide even more support to our family of clubs.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great content and easy to use…

Great content and easy to use interface. Use it nearly every day to help with my coaching needs.

August 10, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Thanks for your feedback Joseph! It's always great to hear from members who are having a lot of success with The Coaching Manual!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

FANTASTIC great simple sessions

FANTASTIC great simple sessions, guides etc can be amended to any age, or development level.
love the latest sessions, principles of play, we don't talk much about this in Melbourne Australia.
any chance you could do a couple of sessions on awareness?. Cheers ken
keep up the great work

January 1, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Principles of play are the most important thing after technique in our opinion, it's great to hear that you're on board with that! We'll ask the team to think about some awareness stuff in the next couple of weeks. If you've an idea of what you'd like please send it to help@thecoachingmanual.com and mark it FAO - Content Team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cumberland United Football Club, Australia

We're an Adelaide based club in Australia and have been providing the platform to all our junior and senior coaches for the last three years. Their content and customer service is fantastic and we fully recommend it to others.

August 31, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Great to hear from you Adrian, we hope you and your coaches are enjoying the new sessions and that you've had a great season. There's lots coming up over the winter to help you prepare for next year!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great coach information

A very informative website with some great simple imessages for coaches all across the game

August 30, 2022
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Thanks for your review Paul, have a great 22-23 Season!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is a great product at a great…

This is a great product at a great price.

August 30, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Thanks Ry. We're always looking to add more value to coaches and we work as hard as we can to make it affordable for most of our users who are often volunteers giving up precious time to support the next generation of players!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I love the curriculum on the mobile…

I love the curriculum on the mobile website. But it will not link to my app.

August 30, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Thanks for your feedback Kendra. We've not had reports on issues with the App, if you contact help@thecoachingmanual.com I'm sure we'll sort it out quickly for you!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

This is a good app.

This is a good app.
I coach an u7 and u15 team and have been using the app for about 3 years.
I find it very helpful and I love the session plans that you can set up for the whole season so you don't need to keep working out what you are going to do during training.
It caters for all age groups.
The only thing I think it needs to work on is making it simpler to finding training sessions for certain age groups and what you want to work on like passing or defending but apart from that I would definitely recommend it.

August 30, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Thanks for your feedback Andrew. You'll be pleased to know we have a couple of upgrades coming soon to fix that exact issue!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great help for coaches of all age groups

Content, tools to aid making sessions, video and diagram depiction of sessions as well as coach education are excellent.

August 30, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Thanks John, we've got some big plans coming up soon to make the experience even better for coaches!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Solid Coaching Platform

Great content, curriculums, videos and demo diagrams.

Would like to see more drills and sessions that account for less players at practices ie 10-14 player drills supposed to some being 16-20 player practices which aren't often realistic at US club practices.

August 25, 2022
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Reply from The Coaching Manual

Hi Kiran, thanks for your review. Most of our sessions can be adapted for smaller numbers by changing the field size or changing the goal size so there's no need for keepers. We also have guides like this to help coaches deal with odd numbers of players: https://app.thecoachingmanual.com/Content/3168

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