Advanced Diploma in Football Management

Are you a football freak, who dreams of working with your favourite football club, league or player? Then Advanced Diploma in Football Management (ADFM) is designed for you.

Advanced Diploma in Football Management (ADFM) is a world-class intensive sports management training programme specialized in football. It prepares a football enthusiast for many amazing jobs related to the football game and football business. This programme is designed to create football management professionals to lead the football revolution in India.

ADFM helps players, coaches and match officials to understand professionalism and to acquire dynamic skills essential to succeed in their roles in football. The course focuses on confidence-building activities which are crucial for top performance as a player. This programme will also help referees to succeed in their careers with acquired qualities like conviction, confidence, consistency and competence.

The course is suitable for

• Football enthusiasts who are looking for a sporty career in football
• Football Players, who are looking for professional opportunities can learn player management basics and can develop skills like courage, consistency, passion, integrity and speed.
• Football Officials such as referees, scorers etc
• Football management professionals like organizers and others

Eligibility

• Plus two/ ITI/ Polytechnic completed
• SSLC with Experience
• No formal education with Experience

Duration

6 months

Campus

Ernakulam & Hybride mode

Course Outline

• Origin and Development of Sports
• Sports Industry and Sports Business Models
• Football Club Management
• Sports Event Management
• Sports Facility Management
• Athlete Management
• Academy Management

Career Opportunities

(ADSB students can enter into the entry management levels of various career profiles mentioned above)

Pedagogy

SMRI follows FORMULA EX, a unique pedagogy developed by the experts of SMRI. This pedagogy is developed based on the learnings from FORMULA1 RACING, the world’s topmost motorsport championship. LEARN – PLAY – WORK – INVENT, the basic foundation of FORMULA 1 RACING. SMRI’s Pedagogy Development Team which includes Industry Experts, Subject Experts, Instruction Designers, Teachers and Alumni has successfully integrated the 4 elements of FORMULA 1 into SMRI’s academic system and frequently introduces new versions of the FORMULA EX (Formula for Excellence). The Present version is AI-enabled FORMULA EX 24.

Assessment

Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning. We are following a continuous assessment system to ensure maximum learning effectiveness. The assessment objectives are 1) Knowledge and Understanding, 2) Application of the concepts learned and 3) Performing skills. 

Certification Requirements

1. Successful completion of all subjects
2. 85% attendance
3. Must have completed 100% coursework
4. Successful completion of the internship
5. Adherence to SMRI norms, guidelines and deadlines

Fee & Other Details

For more information on admission and career prospects, please contact our Student Support Team @ +91 8891675259