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ESM is a modern, dynamic and initiative sports management company offering a range of first class services to Clubs, Players, individuals, companies, organisations and governing bodies. We work with integrity, honesty, transparency and professional values. Our FA Registered Intermediaries supply professional services to both Players and Clubs.ESM’s expert, fully trained, qualified and experienced scouting team can provide fully comprehensive match reports and in-depth analysis on forthcoming opponents (academy to senior) both non-league and Professional levels and future player targets and transfers. We use Instat Scout as an additional option with our written reports on opposition teams, showing performance information such as strengths/ weaknesses, tactics, styles of play, set pieces, formations, frequent combinations and individual player match reports.ESM have many years’ experience delivering small-sided football events and tournaments, ranging from Futsal, 5,6 and 7-a-side for Junior, youth and adults for both male and female. We can design, build and deliver a tailored tournament under your specifications or work in collaboration with other partners.ESM’s executives have many years of commercial management experience in the football industry. We offer our services to source endorsement and sponsorship deals for Clubs, Players, Tournaments, Organisations and governing Bodies.

Black Diamond Sports Ltd is a Sports Management Agency with a difference. Our strategy from day one has been to understand the needs of our clients, both sporting & business, to enable us to build strong and formidable relationships that last for years, rather than securing one off deals. Whether you're a club needing sponsorship or a player looking for advice from experienced professionals, contact us today to experience a new way of working within your chosen sport.We at Black Diamond Sports vow to look after the best interests of our clients and provide honest, sensible and transparent advice.

The UK Minifootball Association is the first National Governing body designed for small sided football. They hold the license to govern small sided football in the UK, having been awarded it by the European Minifootball Federation (EMF). There are hundreds of UKMA affiliated leagues throughout the United Kingdom. The UKMA also hosts and runs the National 6 a side Football Championships, which is the most prestigious tournament in UK 6 a side football, as well as sending teams from all four home nations to compete in international tournaments.http://www.ukminifootball.co.uk

Business start-upUkfives is a small sided football provider. Nearly 200 teams play every week.Seven venues around the Hampshire area.Provider and delivery of 5-a-side Football (adults) and Futsal (juniors) leagues and tournaments.Delivery and planning of Corporate and Charity 5-a-side side Tournaments and events for companies and organisations.Ukfives hire and lease all weather astro turf facilities at schools, leisure centres and Football Clubs. Then develop community 5-a-side football leagues and tournaments in the local area.Ukfives currently lease and fully manage Eastleigh FC 3G astro turf floodlit training facility, offering team pitch hire, junior leagues/ tournaments (Futsal format) and coaching.Ukfives lease and manage the brand new full sized 4g Astro turf pitch at Midhurst Rother College in West Sussex.Available for adult and junior 5-a-side football leagues/ tournaments /pitch hire and community use. 11-a-side football matches and rugby use.

Indoor football Arena, Responsible for day-day running of the centre and all Football activities and development. Organising and developing men's, women's youth, boys, girls league programmes and tournaments, maximising centre usage and utilisation through implementation of football development initiatives such as, Futsal Tots club for 2 - 5 year olds (developing agility, coordination and balance) School link programmes..Developed weekend and midweek and holiday Futsal coaching courses. Recruitment, development, mentoring and training of centre staff. Member of FA/Futsal Ltd partnership working party for FA Futsal FA Cup final .09. Responsible for health & safety, marketing and maintenance of Arena.

Scout in Hampshire region, recruiting players for the clubs development centres and academy.

Organising and developing boys and girls football coaching sessions. Football Tots club for 2 - 5 year olds (developing agility, coordination and balance), Recruitment, development, mentoring and training of coaching staff. Dealing with all financial issues with the coaching programme.

Indoor football & play centre (33,000 square feet). Group Operations Manager at the South's largest indoor Football & Play centre,Responsible for day-day running of the centre and all Football/ children activities and development. Organising and developing men's, women's youth, boys, girls and disabled persons football coaching sessions and league programmes. Ranging from 5 - a -side to Futsal leagues, maximising centre usage and utilisation through implementation of football development initiatives such as, Football Tots club for 2 - 5 year olds (developing agility, coordination and balance) A Football Institute programme for talented players- participates receiving weekly coaching and football specific theory classroom sessions. Develop weekend and weekday football and goalkeeping coaching courses for boys and girls.Develop and deliver football coaching courses for disabled persons.Developing holiday football coaching courses.Development of a NEET and School exclusion football programmes.Recruitment, development, mentoring and training of centre staff.