Match Day Leadership

7 Session Applied Development Programme

Course Overview

Soccer Profile presents the Match Day Leadership 7-Session Applied Development Programme with Garry Monk. Explore all seven phases of match day through dedicated online sessions delivered over 14 weeks.

Build a clear approach to preparation, communication, decision-making and reflection before, during and after the game. Examine examples from the professional game and consider how relevant principles can be adapted to your players and coaching environment.

With one session dedicated to each phase, develop your understanding of the purpose behind your decisions and how they support players’ learning and performance. Apply your learning through structured practical assignments, submit evidence and use individual feedback to inform your development.

Fortnightly sessions provide time to apply, review, adapt and reapply ideas across fixtures. Reflect on your decisions and players’ responses, and use each experience to shape your next coaching step.

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 Seven Sessions

Each session focuses on one phase of Match Day Leadership, connecting professional insight with purposeful application and reflection in your own environment.

1. Pre-Match Meeting

Explore how to structure your meeting around clear objectives and messages players understand. Consider how your communication supports individual roles, the team’s collective approach and readiness for the game.

2. Warm-Up

Examine the purpose of the warm-up and how it connects to the demands of the game. Consider organisation, player engagement and the information you gather to support preparation.

3. Final Words Before Kick-Off

Explore how to prioritise your final messages and reinforce the team’s focus. Consider the clarity, timing and tone of your communication and how players understand what is expected.

4. First-Half Management

Develop your approach to observing performance and recognising relevant information. Consider when to intervene, what to communicate and how your decisions support players’ understanding as the game develops.

5. Half-Time

Explore how to review the first half, identify priorities and explain relevant adjustments. Consider how to manage your own response, structure the conversation and check players’ understanding.

6. Second-Half Management

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

7. Final Whistle & Post-Match Reflection

Explore how to create a constructive post-match environment. Review performance and your own leadership, identify learning priorities and connect match-day observations to future training and development.

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 – 7 Sessions over 14 Weeks

The programme combines seven dedicated live online sessions with structured practical assignments, evidence submission, individual feedback and reflection. Sessions are delivered fortnightly, allowing time to apply your learning, review experiences and identify adjustments before progressing to the next phase.

Course dates and times: To be confirmed

Delivery schedule: Fortnightly over 14 weeks

Course fee: $549 USD per coach for the full seven-session programme

The course fee includes all seven live online sessions, structured practical assignments, evidence submission and individual feedback throughout the programme, with opportunities to apply, reflect on and refine your learning within your own coaching environment.