Master Planning Programme

Master Planning Programme

Plan better. Train better. Keep your players available.

Planning is the difference between player availability and absence.

Most teams don’t struggle because of effort.
They struggle because planning lacks clarity, structure, and consistency.

Coaches are expected to deliver results - often without a clear system to rely on.

Across a season, this leads to:

• Players unavailable at key moments
• Inconsistent performance week to week
• Training that doesn’t align with match demands

Better planning changes everything.

Damian Roden's complete methodology for planning in football

This programme gives you a clear structure for planning across the season and within the week - and how to apply it to your own environment.

What you get with the Master Planning Programme

• Five live sessions with Damian Roden
• Four periodisation models: Football, Tactical, British and Part-Time
• A decision-making framework for choosing the right model for your context
• Practical application to your own team
• Access to all session recordings (on demand)
• 120-day access window to review and apply

Course structure

• Football Periodisation
• Tactical Periodisation
• British Periodisation
• Part-Time Periodisation
• Master Planning Review

Before you start

Foundation: Planning & Periodisation is completed on demand, ahead of the live programme. It builds the core principles, so all five live sessions focus on applying them to your own environment with Damian.

If you haven't completed Foundation yet, you can add it as part of the checkout process and complete the course before the cohort begins on Tuesday 10 November.

Clarity. Structure. Confidence in your planning.

Delivered by Damian Roden

Head of Performance and Medical, Stoke City
UEFA Pro Licence Instructor
Former Head of Performance - Manchester City, Seattle Sounders, Anderlecht

“Under Damian’s management, I played 37 out of 38 Premier League games, something I have not been able to achieve since. I am a big believer in his methodology and the energy he brings.”

- Vincent Kompany
Manchester City, Anderlecht, Bayern Munich and Belgium

Built in elite football. Refined over 30 years.

Programme schedule - Autumn 2026 cohort

The programme starts on Tuesday 10 November 2026. All sessions are delivered live via Zoom at 17:00 UK time. Dates for sessions two to five will be confirmed shortly.

• Football Periodisation - Tuesday 10 November
• Tactical Periodisation - Date to be confirmed
• British Periodisation - Date to be confirmed
• Part-Time Periodisation - Date to be confirmed
• Master Planning Review - Date to be confirmed

Includes full access to all session recordings.

Starts Tuesday 10 November - Limited places available

Early booking rate

£209 / $279 per place

Closes Tuesday 20 October. Standard rate £249 / $329 from 21 October.

Secure your place on the Master Planning Programme.

Use the purchase options on this page to join the Autumn 2026 cohort.

Booking for a staff team

Clubs, academies and organisations booking multiple places pay a reduced rate per person. Group rates apply year round and are not affected by the early booking deadline.

• £199 / $265 per place, 5 or more
• £179 / $239 per place, 10 or more

Group places are arranged directly rather than through this page. Please contact us to arrange group bookings.