Build the whole club

Every great team starts with a decision.

Find the right players, develop the next generation and give your team the support to succeed. The work between matches is where your identity takes shape.

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Squad building

See the player beyond the rating.

Balance positions, attributes, fitness, morale and contracts. A strong starting seven is only the beginning: rotation, injuries and a crowded calendar put the whole squad to work.

  • Detailed player attributes and position ratings
  • Individual profiles, contracts and fitness
  • Dressing-room morale and player promises
  • Medical support and injury management
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Recruitment

Win the negotiation before the match.

Send scouts to find players who fit your plan. Negotiate with clubs and players, manage incoming offers and weigh immediate quality against future commitments. When managers compete for the same free agent, sealed bids raise the stakes.

  • Regional scouting, reports and player watchlists
  • Club and player negotiations with AI and human managers
  • Loans, swaps, pre-contracts and release clauses
  • Instalments, sell-on clauses and deadline-day pressure
  • Free-agent auctions and incoming transfer offers
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Player development

Build tomorrow's starting seven.

Set a weekly training plan, choose individual priorities and balance intensity with recovery. Develop academy players through youth competition and mentoring, then decide when a prospect is ready for senior handball.

  • Weekly training blocks and individual development plans
  • Tactical familiarity, video analysis and recovery
  • Junior and cadet academy groups
  • Youth league matches and senior-player mentors
  • Youth development compensation
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People behind the performance

Assemble your backroom team.

Recruit staff whose expertise supports your approach. Coaches, medical specialists, scouts and a sporting director influence the work that happens around the squad, from player development to negotiations.

  • Staff recruitment, wages and contracts
  • Coaching, academy, scouting and medical expertise
  • A sporting director to support negotiations
  • An assistant coach with tactical responsibilities
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A club that can sustain success

Balance the books. Earn the board's trust.

Matchday income is only part of the picture. Manage ticket prices, sponsorship, wages and infrastructure while watching cash flow and board confidence. Supporters react to results and decisions; the board expects progress.

  • Income, expenditure and cash-flow planning
  • Sponsorship choices and performance expectations
  • Arena expansion and facility upgrades
  • Board confidence, objectives and managerial accountability
  • Supporter mood, favourite players and derby expectations
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Training & staff

Shape the weekly workload, develop individual strengths and give your team the support to stay ready. Preparation connects your facilities, staff, squad and tactics.

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