Cheering women’s volleyball team in a sports hall

Sports Federation & Club Development

Sports organisations move our society, from young to old.

Clubs and federations are at the heart of how we live together. For children and young people, they are like a trusted mentor: this is where they learn team spirit, fair play, how to win and lose, healthy development and democracy in action. At the same time, people of all generations find support, health and community here.

I help sports organisations unlock their full potential, tackle challenges with courage and set themselves up sustainably for current and future generations.

Services

What I do for your organisation

Five building blocks to move federations and clubs forward, strategically and in practice.

01
Strategic guidance
Expert input, sparring and targeted support in developing and refining federation and club strategies.
02
Board management & interfaces
Professional support and facilitation at the sensitive interface between volunteer governance and professional staff delivery.
03
Strengthening children & youth work
Designing and developing modern formats for young talent, participation and support at grassroots level.
04
Safe sport & safeguarding
Developing, embedding and supporting practical safeguarding concepts for violence prevention (including the prevention of sexualised violence).
05
Promoting amateur sport & club life
Targeted initiatives to strengthen the amateur base, support volunteering and lighten the load for those on the ground.

Experience

Selected projects

Group photo of the organising team in front of the entrance to the 4th DFB Amateur Football Congress in Frankfurt

Child running across the artificial turf in the indoor hall of the DFB Campus

Children playing beach volleyball with a coach and a mascot

Project 1 · DFB

Comprehensive strategy development for the German Football Association (DFB)

Context

Project manager within a newly launched strategy project to develop a comprehensive future strategy for the German Football Association.

Role & delivery

Led sub-projects and coordinated all project activities and stakeholders.
Prepared in-depth analyses as a basis for decisions by the leadership bodies.
Managed the interfaces within the DFB and its member associations and supported board members.

Project 2 · DFB

National master plan for the future of amateur football

Context

Nationwide implementation coordination and strategic development of the master plan to strengthen amateur football.

Role & delivery

Content support and management of key steering groups and conferences (including the conference of regional association presidents and the regional master plan coordinators).
Preparation and follow-up of the work of the elected DFB vice presidents responsible for amateurs/regional associations and football development.
Co-designed the 4th DFB Amateur Football Congress and supported the working group on violence prevention.

Project 3 · German Sports Youth (dsj)

Youth organisation management & federation development

Context

Advising and supporting youth organisations in sport on their organisational development at national and regional level.

Role & delivery

Conceptual development, piloting and management of the dsj’s youth organisation management measures.
Supported the volunteer dsj executive board and managed cross-departmental expert groups.
Managed strategic topics such as “Digitalisation | dsj funding formats” and led the “Girls’ Sports Camps” project.

Key areas of expertise