Corso di preparazione all’Esame per l’Abilitazione a “Direttore Sportivo”

ACCREDITED COURSE FIGC

Dal 16 novembre al 16 dicembre 2026

The Course aims to provide the necessary support, both formative and cultural, to those who may be called upon to carry out the activities concerning the organizational structure of professional sports clubs, including the management of relations - including contractual relations - between clubs and players, or technicians, and the conduct of negotiations with other sports clubs, with the object of transferring players and/or the stipulation of the transfer of contracts.

The objective of the Course is to provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of the field, enabling them to become familiar with the various areas of carrying out the activities of a Sports Director (technical area, organizational management area, legal regulatory area, economic area, communication-marketing area), as well as to acquire expertise in the field, with particular reference to the tools necessary for preparation for the examination for qualification as a "Sports Director" and the subsequent carrying out of the related professional activity.

Program

TECHNICAL AREA.
The different types of training
How to choose the coach
The activity of observer and talent assessment
Youth national teams
Game philosophies and coach's choices
The physical-athletic area
Roles and tactical field
The transition from the Youth Sector to the first team
How to manage a youth sector
International scouting
The regulations of the game of soccer

MANAGEMENT-ORGANIZATIONAL AREA
● The historical-organizational evolution of football clubs
● The organizational chart of a professional company.
● The management of sports clubs
● Leadership and management styles of working groups.
● Techniques for interviewing the athlete and the team.
● The organizational structure of the youth section of a professional club.

REGULATORY/LEGAL AREA
● The governance of Italian and international soccer
● The regulations of the Special List of Sports Directors and the role of the Commission of Managers and
Sports Collaborators
● The role of the AIC and collective agreements.
● Law 91/81, professional sports and labor relations in the sports world
● The FIGC membership regulations and the operation of the TMS.
● The FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players: the principles and evolutions of the
case law
● The discipline in issues of Players' Agents/Sports Agents/Sports Agents and the impact
On the activity of the companies
● The National Licensing System and FIGC Financial Fair Play.
● The UEFA Licensing System and UEFA Financial Fair Play
● The code of sports justice
● The regulations of the Technical Sector

ECONOMIC AREA.
● The financial statements of football clubs
● The economic - financial environment of international soccer

COMMUNICATION AREA
● Principles of communication
● Principles of sports marketing

Training Project

Job Impact Srl - Sport Business Academy organizes a Preparation Course for the exam to become a "Sports Director". The objective of the Course is to provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of the sector, enabling them to learn about the various areas of carrying out the activity of a Sports Director (technical area, organizational management area, legal regulatory area, economic area, communication-marketing area), as well as to acquire an expertise in the field, with particular reference to the tools necessary to prepare for the examination for qualification as a "Sports Director" and the subsequent performance of the related professional activity.

The Course is structured in three propaedeutic phases; the first consists of sending the course materials home. The second phase for a total of 144 hours of which 100 hours frontal classroom lecture and 44 hours in live streaming, divided as follows: introduction to the Course and the figure of the Sports Director (n. 4 hours), Technical Area (n. 36 hours), Management-Organizational Area (n. 16 hours), Regulatory-Judicial Area (n. 32 hours), Economic Area (n. 6 hours) and Communication-Marketing Area (n. 6 hours), conclusions of the Course (n. 4 hours); and they are followed by, the n. 46 hours of additional activities, such as project work on the various modules covered (n. 20 hours), aimed at verifying the
ability to apply the tools in real-world situations, and intermediate examination tests (no. 20 hours).

Attendance of the Course - with participation in at least 80% of the total n. 144 hours and with evaluation of suitability in the intermediate tests - allows participants to register for the exam for qualification as "Sports Director," which will be organized by the FIGC, according to the provisions of the relevant Guidelines: in particular, the exam will be held at the Coverciano Technical Center and will be held by a Commission made up of individuals appointed by the FIGC and teachers indicated by the School of Sport.

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Amplificazione social: i contenuti migliori verranno condivisi sui canali ufficiali della scuola, aumentando l’esposizione verso recruiter e aziende partner;
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CV Positioning & Talent Distribution: supporto dedicato per ottimizzare struttura, competenze e stile del CV. Aggiornamento finale al termine del percorso formativo e diffusione, insieme a una lettera di presentazione a cura di Sport Business Academy®, alle aziende del settore su tutto il territorio nazionale, favorendo concrete opportunità di inserimento professionale.

Agevolazioni e Finanziamenti

Early Pass

Ogni anno, l’Accademia seleziona specifici percorsi formativi ai quali applicare l’agevolazione Early Pass. Si tratta di un sistema di scontistica progressiva riservato a chi formalizza l’iscrizione con largo anticipo rispetto all’inizio del percorso formativo

Sconto studente SBA

Dalla seconda iscrizione i nostri allievi, godono di scontistica a loro dedicata

Finanziarie Convenzionate

Possibilità di finanziamenti e dilazioni anche senza reddito

Our Teachers

Nicola Simonelli

Fabrizio Posado

Caniato Massimiliano

Marco Scianò

Fabio Santoro

Marco Vittorio Tieghi

Alessio Cracolici

Carmine Fabio La Torre

Domenico Fracchiolla

Filippo Galli

Luis Vizzino

Involved Partners

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Certificates

Course participants will be issued a certificate of successful completion of the Course (upon actual participation in at least 80% of the Course hours and with passing grade in the midterm tests).

At the end of the training course, a list of those who have completed the training course and who will be able to take the licensing exam organized by the FIGC Technical Sector will be sent to the Commission Secretariat, on the dates and according to the modalities that will be made known through a special communication to the accredited subjects.

Participants

Course Duration.

The Course is structured in three preparatory phases;

1. Sending the teaching materials + 50 hours minimum self-study self-study for the provided lecture material and handouts provided during lectures, including the ability to review recorded lectures on the platform and any planned exercises

2. Classroom phase 144 hours whose 100 hours frontal classroom lecture a Milano dal 16 al 28 novembre 2026 e fino al 16 dicembre 44 hours live streaming

3. project work on the various modules covered, aimed at testing the ability to apply the tools in real situations, and intermediate tests of examination.

To whom is it addressed?

The Course is intended for aspiring Sports Directors and all those who are otherwise interested in
And still have the following requirements:

Holder of a Diploma of Higher Secondary Education or equivalent qualification;
For the purpose of subsequent enrollment in the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Sporting Director's Qualification Examination and subsequent enrollment in the Special List of Sporting Directors (those who have obtained the qualification may apply within five years), it is necessary that all those admitted to the examination meet these requirements:
1. Enjoyment of civil rights;
2. Not having incurred prison sentences, for non-culpable offenses;
3. Have not been declared disqualified, incapacitated or bankrupt;
4. Have not been subjected to foreclosure from any rank or category of the FIGC
5. Not to have incurred inhibitory sanctions for a period of more than 90 days, including non-continuously, within the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons;
6. not having incurred inhibitory sanctions that have become final issued by a FIGC body for a total period of more than 12 months, including non-continuously, within the last three sports seasons;
7. not having carried out, in a period after 31/12/2020, the activity of Players' Agent/Sporting Agent according to the provisions of the regulations ratione temporis in force within CONI and the IOC International Sports Federations.

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