NMC Bright keeps supporting (elite) sport organizations during the Covid19 crisis
The world of sport, as many other sectors, is struck by the Covid-19 crisis. What does this mean for NMC Bright? Work continues Fortunately,…
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Ard van Peppen becomes consultant at NMC Bright
Ard van Peppen (34) started in March 2020 as Consultant Sport at NMC Bright. Ard had more than 400 appearances in professional football. In 2019,…
NMC Bright partners up with Bonaire Football Federation
We are very proud to announce our partnership with the Bonaire Football Federation. Together with our strategic partners, KNVB and The Ministery of Health,…
The Aruban Football Association is looking for a Technical Manager
JOB OPENING: TECHNICAL MANAGER AVB Location: Aruba Hours: Fulltime. Expected to work nights and weekends Salary: Competitive salary for the right candidate Language: English…
The AVB and NMC Bright launch Grow Football Aruba
In the week of 15 October 2019 the football association of Aruba (AVB) launched Grow Football Aruba in cooperation with NMC Bright. This integral strategy to…
Why feedback doesn’t work
Feedback is a way of telling people what they need to improve. In the world of sports it is also known as coaching, specifically…
Romanian Football Federation raises standards in youth academies
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has successfully started licensing youth academies in season 2018/2019, using a licensing model designed in co-operation with NMC Bright….
Getting started as Head of Academy
In executing the Quality & Performance Program, we get to talk to many people who fulfil the role of Head of Academy for different…
Parents in youth football (2)
Overly involved parents are increasingly becoming a source of annoyance in youth sports. In last week’s article I already wrote about this phenomenon. This…
Parents in youth football (1)
Parents in youth football (1) More and more clubs express their concern with regards to the role parents have within youth football. It has…
A bright 2019!
The NMC Bright team wishes everybody a merry christmas and a bright 2019!
Reviews in Professional Football
The Review is one of two main parts from the Quality & Performance Program. Goal of the Review is to focus specifically on development…
Update Quality & Performance Program professional football
Now that we’re already a few months into the season it is time to give an update in relation to the Q&P Program. The…
NMC Bright contributes to development youth football on Bonaire
The Football Federation Bonaire (FFB) recently presented their strategic development plan 2018 – 2022. Within this strategic plan the FFB stated the ambition of…
FIFA-president compliments Aruba Football Federation on their Strategic Plan
Earlier this year, the Aruba Football Federation (AFF) invited NMC Bright to contribute in the development of a strategic plan. Within this document the…
Update Quality & Performance Program amateur football
Now that we’re already a few months into the season it is time to give an update in relation to the Quality & Performance…
NMC Bright visits Sport Business Chain event in Bucharest
After a successful project with the Romanian Football Federation NMC Bright got invited to speak at the Sport Business Chain event in Bucharest. The…
Research: Academy Director in amateur football
More and more amateur football clubs have started adding Head of Academy or Technical Youth Coordinator positions to their organisation structure. Previously conducted research…
Research: Professional football youth trainer remuneration
How much does a youth trainer employed by a professional football club earn? Is it possible for a youth trainer to work fulltime and…
Futbal Aruba partners with NMC Bright
We are proud to announce our partnership with Futbal Aruba! After a week long visit to the Caribbean island, while participating in a seminar…
A hundred amateur football clubs enrolled in the Quality & Performance Program!
The KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) and NMC Bright introduced the Quality & Performance Program for youth academies in the 2014/’15 season. The aim…
Selection policy in amateur football: labelling (youth) players is dangerous
In my previous publication I presented some results with regards to my research about selection policy. Football clubs want to perform at the highest…
Selection policy in amateur football is unfair
I have not come across a club who does not have it; a team selection policy. Amateur clubs scout the best players from a…
Romanian Football Federation partners with NMC Bright
We are proud to announce our partnership with the Romanian Football Federation (FRF). The ambitions of the FRF are formulated in a strategic plan…
NMC Bright launches Learning Environment Monitor in Football!
How do you measure the quality of a youth academy? There are different ways, as a football club, to get a better insight into…
Looking back at the 2017 Q&P Symposium
All amateur football clubs that took part in the Q&P program throughout the 2016-2017 season were invited to the annual symposium, which was held…
Visitation High Performance Sports Centres
New accreditations have been given to the different Dutch High-Performance Sports Centres in February 2017. Following this procedure, the visitation cycle will commence spring,…
NMC Bright reviews Belgian Football Club KV Oostende’s youth academy
From the 11th until the 13th of April, NMC Bright reviewed Belgian club KV Oostende’s youth academy. NMC Bright’s team of experts went to…
Four tasks and three pitfalls related to the role of Head Academy
An increasing amount of amateur football clubs have begun appointing a Head of Academy, or something similar like a Technical Youth Coordinator for example….
Research: significant difference trainer remuneration in amateur football
Every day ten thousands of trainers step on the pitch to train Dutch football players. Oftentimes, these trainers are volunteers and highly-involved parents. On…