Why adding your players to TCM helps them thrive

Thought The Coaching Manual was just for coaches? Think again.

Our research shows that players perform better when they have their own TCM account, with coaches reporting noticeable improvements in player development, engagement, and understanding, as well as a reduction in time spent explaining each session.

What does a TCM Player account allow me to do?

Adding players to your TCM account has a number of benefits, including:

• Share session plans with your players ahead of time so they know what you expect of them as soon as they arrive

• Send them individual or 1v1 practice content to work on at home
• Using folders, you can create team and individual development plans for your players
• You can share with them a whole host of player content including guides and infographics
• PLUS our parent content allows you to easily formulate a communications strategy to ensure your players have a supportive environment at home that will help them on the pitch

There's also a LOT of player education content

Sharing your weekly sessions with your players ahead of time is proven to improve their ability. But there's also a massive library of player content on The Coaching Manual which will help them learn, practice, and improve outside of sessions, including:

Learning the Game

• Principles of Play resources including Attacking Principles infographic and Defending Principles infographic
• Defending Guides including How to make better decisions as a defender
• Attacking Guides including How to be more clinical in front of goal

Nutrition

• Pre match nutrition infographics
• Post match nutrition infographics
• How hydration affects performance - a guide

Fitness

1 to 1 strength and conditioning content including:

• 10 yard sprint
• Quick feet and explosive acceleration
• Protecting the ball using core strength
• Weighted functional core exercises

Skills Training

• First touch infographic
• Accelerate away from a defender
• Receiving on the back foot to play forwards
• Creating space to receive
• Beat the offside trap technical practice
• Aerial ball control

How do I add my players?

It's easy to add your players to your account. You can introduce your players to your TCM team the same way you would add your coaches - just add them to the Players section of the Manage Team Members section of your team.

Players will need to sign up for a STANDARD account to be able to see the content you share with them, but using discount code PLAYER25, they'll get 25% off.

If you need support in communicating the benefits of a TCM account to your players' parents, show them this blog, or send them this handy image on your group messaging app.

The link for players to sign up is here. Remember, choose a Standard membership and use code PLAYER25 for 25% off!