The Coaching Manual Blog

A coaching curriculum gives Directors of Coaching confidence that coaches are running the right training sessions at the right time. Read on to learn more.

While no two coaches are identical, the best share similar characteristics. Read on to learn about the 10 most important traits that make great coaches.

The best football (soccer) coaching apps in 2026, grouped by job: session planning, tactics boards, match video, team and club admin, and AI assistants.

What a club philosophy is, real examples from Ajax to grassroots, and a simple step-by-step way to write and live your own club's philosophy.

The Director of Coaching role is diverse and rewarding. Interested in becoming a DOC? Find out about the qualifications and training you might need.

In this article, we explore the importance of setting up a session and how you can set-up your pitch easier and quicker.

Warm-ups have become an important part of the game, here this article will help you understand and activate your players for their games.

In this guide, we analyse 7 game management scenarios that we a frequently asked and provide coaching tips and appropriate session links on each situation.

At the grassroot level, there are scenarios that the parent may end up being responsible and coaching their own child as part of a team.

Part 3 of the session planning series, we examine what coaches should be planning within their coaching sessions and the processes that can support this.

Here, we discuss the importance of planning a coaching session for your football players and the reasons ‘why’ coaches plan objectives for practices.

A soccer coaching curriculum is a key player development tool. Find out more about coaching curriculums and how we take the stress out of building them.