Consulting

Management consulting for clubs & federations

Practical support from people who run clubs, lead EU-funded projects and have helped found national federations.

EU project writing

From idea to submitted application: Erasmus+ Sport (Small-scale and Cooperation Partnerships, Capacity Building), CERV and other programmes.

  • Call selection and eligibility check
  • Concept, objectives, work plan and budget
  • Partner search within our international network
  • Full drafting and review before submission

Fundraising

Diversify your income beyond membership fees.

  • Funding map: public grants, foundations, sponsors
  • Sponsorship packages and proposals
  • Local and national grant applications
  • Reporting to funders

Administration

Keep the paperwork under control so coaches can focus on the pool.

  • Project management and financial reporting for funded projects
  • Membership, documents and internal procedures
  • Travel, events and competition organisation

Strategy & governance

For clubs that want to grow and for countries starting finswimming.

  • Strategic and development plans
  • Setting up a new national federation
  • Governance, statutes and good practice
  • Coach education programmes

Ethics, reputation & volunteers

A step-by-step programme to strengthen your club's reputation, with a code of ethics and a volunteer programme that actually work.

  • Needs assessment, clear goals and a working group of board, coaches, volunteers and community
  • A code of ethics drafted with your members: integrity, fairness, respect, accountability
  • Volunteer roles, recruitment, training, recognition and rewards
  • Rollout, monitoring with KPIs and surveys, and communication of results

Seminars & workshops

Talks and training days for clubs, federations, municipalities and project consortia, in English, Italian or Croatian.

  • European networks and EU funding for sport
  • Sport tourism as a driver for local development
  • Inclusion through sport and finswimming
  • Club management: administration, external relations, fundraising

Track record

Seminars and talks

  1. 2024
    Appennino al Centro, Italy

    European networks and sustainable tourism

    How European networks are built and what they bring to tourism and sport: transnational events, inclusion, shared good practice. With Spartaco Grieco.

  2. 2024
    Appennino al Centro, Italy

    Sport tourism, the underrated one

    Tourism and sport as economic engines, active versus passive leisure, and the profiles and spending of sport tourists, as a basis for local development.

  3. 2023
    Zagreb, CroatiaFebruary

    Erasmus+ info day of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport

    Presentation of Mermaids for Inclusion and of Komet's experience with Erasmus+ Sport projects.

  4. 2022
    Zagreb – Dar es SalaamOctoberErasmus+ SPOT

    Inclusion through sport, between Europe and Africa

    A joint seminar linking Zagreb and Dar es Salaam on finswimming as a tool for social inclusion.

  5. 2021–22
    OnlineErasmus+ Aurora Adriatic

    E-learning modules on club administration

    Lessons on internal administration for coaches, athletes and volunteers of sports clubs in Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia and Montenegro.

How we work

A simple, transparent process

  1. First callA free 30-minute call to understand your organisation and goals.
  2. ProposalA written proposal with scope, timeline and price.
  3. DeliveryWe work alongside your team, with regular check-ins.
  4. Follow-upSupport during evaluation, reporting and next steps.

Experience

Why work with us

  • 11 EU-funded projects since 2018 (about 1.15 million euros), including Aurora, Mermaids for Inclusion and BalkanSplash
  • Co-founded finswimming federations in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Romania
  • Capacity Building work for new federations in the Caucasus
  • Decades of club management and elite coaching experience
About the team
Finswimming coaches' clinic

Have a project in mind?

Tell us about your club or federation and the deadline you are working towards.