Match Day Leadership Course (5-session Applied Intensive)

Match Day Leadership

5 Session Applied Intensive

Delivered by Soccer Profile in partnership with United Soccer Coaches

Course Overview

Soccer Profile, in partnership with United Soccer Coaches, presents the Match Day Leadership 5-Session Applied Intensive with Garry Monk. Develop your understanding of all seven phases of match day and build a clear approach to preparation, communication, decision-making and reflection.

Drawing on examples from the professional game, the course helps you examine the purpose behind your preparation, communication and decisions. Consider how to adapt relevant ideas to your players, your team and the demands of your own coaching environment.

Apply your learning within your own match-day environment through structured practical assignments. Submit evidence of your application, reflect on how players respond and use individual feedback to identify your next steps as a coach.

Across five live online sessions, connect professional insight with your own coaching practice. Examine the purpose behind your decisions and consider how your leadership can support players’ understanding, performance and continued development.

Your Course Presenter Garry Monk

Led by Garry Monk, former Premier League player and manager, this course draws on over 30 years of experience in professional football.

As a manager, Garry guided Swansea City to a club-record eighth-place Premier League finish before going on to manage Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and Cambridge United.

Garry brings experience of match day from both the pitch and the technical area. His insight provides a starting point for examining how coaches communicate, respond to the game and support players in different situations.

Through examples from his playing and managerial career, Garry explores the thinking behind match-day preparation, communication and decision-making. You will be encouraged to question your approach, consider your players’ needs and identify relevant ideas to inform your own coaching practice.

The Five Sessions

Explore all seven phases of Match Day Leadership across five sessions, connecting preparation, in-game decisions and post-match reflection with your players’ needs.

1. Prepare to Lead

Monday 1 February 2027 | 8:00 PM EST

Introduction & Orientation | Phase 1: Pre-Match Meeting | Phase 2: Warm-Up

Begin with an introduction to the course and the seven-phase framework. Explore how to structure your pre-match meeting and warm-up around clear objectives, helping players understand their roles and prepare for the demands of the game.

2. Set the Team Up to Perform

Monday 8 February 2027 | 8:00 PM EST

Phase 3: Final Words Before Kick-Off | Phase 4: First-Half Management

Explore the purpose of your final messages before kick-off and the information you gather during the first half. Consider what to observe, when to communicate and how your interventions can support players’ understanding and decision-making.

3. Influence the Game

Monday 15 February 2027 | 8:00 PM EST

Phase 5: Half-Time

Develop a structured approach to reviewing the first half and identifying priorities for the second. Consider how to manage your own response, communicate relevant observations and adjustments, and check players’ understanding.

4. Manage the Decisive Moments

Monday 22 February 2027 | 8:00 PM EST

Phase 6: Second-Half Management

Examine how to respond to changing game situations, including tactical adjustments, substitutions and shifts in momentum. Consider the purpose and timing of your decisions, how you communicate them and how players respond.

5. Finish, Reflect & Develop

Monday 1 March 2027 | 8:00 PM EST

Phase 7: Final Whistle & Post-Game Reflection | Course Wrap-Up & Graduation

Explore how to create a constructive environment at the final whistle and review performance with a clear learning purpose. Reflect on your leadership, identify development priorities and use match-day observations to inform future practice. Conclude with the course wrap-up and graduation.

How the Three Courses Differ

3-Session Intensive — $149 USD

Develop an understanding of the seven-phase framework through three sessions focused on the pre-match meeting, half-time and post-match reflection. Explore professional insight and consider how relevant ideas can inform your coaching practice.

5-Session Applied Intensive — $349 USD

Explore all seven match-day phases across five sessions. Apply your learning within your own fixtures, complete structured practical assignments and submit evidence of your application. Use individual feedback and reflection to review your decisions and identify your next development steps.

7-Session Applied Development Programme — $549 USD

Explore each of the seven match-day phases in a dedicated session, delivered fortnightly over 14 weeks. The extended programme provides more time to apply, review, adapt and reapply your learning across fixtures, supported by structured assignments, evidence submission and individual feedback throughout.

Choose the three-session course for focused learning around three key moments, the five-session course for supported application across all seven phases, or the seven-session programme for a sustained cycle of learning, application and review.

Course Delivery

Live Online – 5 Sessions

The course combines five live online coach education sessions with structured practical assignments in your own match-day environment. Apply relevant principles, submit evidence, review players’ responses and use individual feedback to inform your continued development.

Course dates: 1, 8, 15 and 22 February and 1 March 2027

Day and time: Mondays at 8:00 PM EST

Course fee: $349 USD for the full five-session course

The course fee includes all five live online sessions, structured practical assignments, evidence submission and individual feedback on your application and development.