senior-level support

Strategic support for football leaders

We work with professional clubs, leagues, federations and ownership groups facing moments of change, pressure or transition. Our advisory support brings clarity to complex challenges across performance, leadership, talent and organisational structure.

Performance & Strategy

Clarity, alignment and delivery at the heart of football strategy.

We support organisations to define, align and deliver football strategy. This includes club structure, operating models, decision-making frameworks and performance culture, ensuring strategy translates into action on and off the pitch.

Football and technical strategy

Club and department structure

Performance culture and accountability

Governance and decision frameworks

Long-term planning and sustainability

Talent & Workforce

People, structure and succession that sustain performance.

Discovery

We collaborate with clients to assess and meet their human capital needs, focusing on building high-performance teams.

Search

We specialise in identifying and recruiting top-tier talent for critical leadership roles, ensuring success in both sporting and business operations.

Development

Through our expertise in organisational design, role clarity, and accountability frameworks, we help clubs and organisations cultivate a culture of excellence.

Support

We create bespoke development programmes for individuals and teams to ensure optimum performance.

Expertise

Advisory led by lived experience at the highest levels of football

Our advisory work is shaped and delivered by senior practitioners with deep, first-hand experience of elite football leadership. We bring together global insight, technical expertise and trusted relationships to support leaders facing the realities of modern football.

Dr Daniel Parnell
CEO, ASD

Daniel is the CEO of the Association of Sporting Directors and a Technical Expert within FIFA’s Global Football Development Team. Alongside this, he advises professional clubs, leagues and governing bodies on leadership, performance and strategic decision-making.

Joel Roberts
Managing Director, ASD

Joel is a UEFA A licensed coach, FA qualified Academy Manager and experienced Educator, with a Masters in Sport Directorship, he possesses a range of executive skills gained through various senior roles in football and education.

Alistair Milner
Board Director, ASD

Previously a Partner with the international search firm Elevate Talent, Alistair has spent 15 years working with Ownership Groups, Professional Football Clubs, National Associations and Olympic sports on a range of technical and leadership appointments.

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