handbook for Technical Directors

Analysis of the football environment / 5 45
It is to be noted that the different football
levels can be under the responsibility
and/or control of different football
stakeholders. Generally speaking, there can
be three types of set-up:
- Activity/football discipline fully managed
by the football association (e.g.
grassroots directly organised by the
technical department)
- Activity/football discipline managed by
affiliated bodies (e.g. amateur leagues,
beach soccer leagues, etc.)
- Activity/football discipline managed
by external stakeholders (e.g. private
academies). The association retains full
regulatory powers and is responsible
for the overall coordination and
harmonisation of the different domains
The afore-mentioned pyramid defines the
“landscape” of national football. With
some adaptations, it can also be used for
the analysis of women’s football, beach
soccer and futsal. In some associations,
special disciplines like football for disabled
people or for company sport can be part of
the analysis.