FIFA Project 1: Designing, implementing, and evaluating best practice guidelines across the six dimensions of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme
This project will focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating best practice guidelines across the six dimensions of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme’s knowledge framework. These six dimensions are based upon the of the ecosystem analysis, which will be key areas when working with MAs over the next four years of the Talent Development Scheme: (a) Management & Resources, (b) National Teams, (c) Domestic Competitions, (d) Talent Identification & Development, (e) Academies, and (f) Education.
These findings will contribute to the development of new materials, tools, and content for the FIFA Training Centre, as well as supporting their Member Association.
Although the specific studies are to be determined by the PhD candidate and supervision team, this project will focus on designing, implementing, and evaluating best practice guidelines across the six dimensions of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme’s knowledge framework. These six dimensions are based upon the of the ecosystem analysis, which will be key areas when working with MAs over the next four years of the Talent Development Scheme: (a) Management & Resources, (b) National Teams, (c) Domestic Competitions, (d) Talent Identification & Development, (e) Academies, and (f) Education.
The data will be captured via FIFA’s specialist staff and MAs to highlight best practice and/or case studies within these six dimensions and subsequently help develop guides, products, tools, and content for our specialists and MAs to use via the FIFA Training Centre. The Call’s to Action outlined in the ecosystem analysis should be considered in the candidates project proposal as part of this application.
Project Team
Dr Matthew Cole
FIFA Project 2: Analysing the impact of the FIFA Talent Development Scheme and the key performance indicators of its Member Associations
This project will analyse the development of the member associations to ensure they are creating more appropriate settings and organisational structures for optimal talent development.
Although the specific studies are to be determined by the PhD candidate and supervision team, this project will focus on evaluating the impact of the Talent Development Scheme through gathering data on the MAs key performance indicators (KPIs). Specifically, this project will analyse the development of the MAs to ensure they are creating more appropriate settings and organisational structures for optimal talent development.
This data collection will align to the 121 TDS KPIs to outline growth and areas for further development. They will also be able to illustrate whether (and how) the Talent Development Scheme has achieved it’s Calls to Action as part of the ecosystems analysis.
Project Team
Dr Matthew Cole