Sports Management 2023: A Year in Review in 20 Steps

Are you an aspiring professional wanting to establish yourself in the sports industry? Are you an emerging sports club needing a comprehensive development plan on all facets of management but don’t know where to start? This step-by-step guide from all my articles from 2023 will be for you!

As outlined in my last article, broadly speaking, I categorise sports management into 4 main strands.

• The Sport.
• The Business.
• The Community.
• The People.

Throughout 2023, I aimed to explore areas of interest that I believed would be beneficial for the development of emerging or amateur-related sports topics in a world where most resources are focused on the professional game.

Twenty full articles later, I’m proud to reflect on how much these pieces have evolved over the course of the year, and I’m grateful for all the feedback received along the way.

Thank you for reading!

1. Club Season Preparation

10 low-cost and actionable tips for getting your football club ready for the big season kick-off!

2. Club Sponsorship

10 reasons why it is important to sponsor your local football club!

3. Club Revenue Generation

10 Tips for Club Revenue Generation in Amateur Football

4. Social Responsibility

10 ways your football club could become a social champion

5. Coach Recruitment

A 10-step guide for best practice coach recruitment

6. Career Development

10 Tips to establish yourself in the Sports Industry

7. Girls & Women’s Sport

10 ways to support girls and women’s football in amateur sports clubs

8. Fan Engagement

10 Tips for attracting more fans and supporters to games

9. Role of a Technical Director

10 key responsibilities of a club Technical Director

10. Talent Development

10 ways to showcase talents domestically and position players for international opportunities

11. Overseas Job Search

10 tips to support your football job search overseas

12. Coach Development

10 ways to develop an internal club coach development system, for free!

13. Club Financial Management

10 ways to avoid financial wastage in your amateur football club

14. Club Inclusion

10 ways to build an inclusive community sports club

15. Career Establishment

10 ways to ensure a successful start to a new Sporting / Technical Director role

16. Relationship Development

10 ways to establish external relationships as a Club Sporting / Technical Director

17. Club Business Networks

10 steps to establish a club-based business network

18. Sponsor Retention

10 steps for how to acknowledge your sports club partners and sponsors

19. Sports Qualification Development

10 steps to plan your sports qualification development

20. Club Development Plan

10 steps to creating a Sports Club Development Plan

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