Two ways to strengthen the medical organisation of your club or national team: a one-off diagnosis, or outsourced medical direction across the whole season.
IFM looks at what really flows between the medical staff, performance, coaching staff and management: decisions, information, responsibilities. Two audit formats, depending on what your club needs to know.
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Targeted diagnosis
Flash Audit
Identify weak points. Prioritise first actions.
Who is it for?
A club that wants an objective view of its situation and to know what to fix first.
Scope of work
Governance, responsibilities and decision-making channels
Medical organisation and coordination between practitioners
Interfaces between medical, performance, coaching staff and team manager
Information flow, monitoring tools and player availability
Deliverables
Diagnostic summary and priority areas of concern
Prioritised recommendations
Initial action plan, presented to the people in charge
Match day: where an organisation shows its true shape.
Protocols say what should happen. Match day shows what actually happens: who decides, how information flows under pressure, how the staff respond to the unexpected. The 360° Audit includes observing a full competition day, from preparation to post-match.
> BeforePreparation, logistics, allocation of roles
> DuringDecisions, communication between pitch, bench and dressing room, handling the unexpected
> AfterPlayer care, handovers and follow-up
SummaryOne methodology, with different depths of analysis and different objectives.
1 / Flash Audit
2 / 360° Audit
Promise
Identify & prioritise
Understand & transform
Time on site
3 days
5 days
Match day
Not included by default
Included
Depth of analysis
Targeted diagnosis
Systemic, cross-functional analysis
Core deliverable
Diagnosis and initial action plan
In-depth report and roadmap
Purpose
Knowing what to fix first
Defining how to develop the structure
Common to both audits
IFM methodology and assessment tools
Preparation and analysis beforehand, on-site work
Report, recommendations and debrief to decision-makers
Which one to choose
Choose the Flash Audit to identify your priorities quickly.
Choose the 360° Audit to understand how your organisation works and prepare its evolution.
How an audit works
/ 1 /ScopingScope, contacts, schedule and review of existing documents.
/ 2 /IFM assessment toolsProprietary IFM assessment tools, adapted to the roles present in your club and analysed before the visit.
/ 3 /On-site workInterviews and observation to compare declared practice with real operations.
/ 4 /DebriefReport, prioritised recommendations and discussion with decision-makers.
Outsourced medical direction
A club doctor never left alone. An organisation that keeps improving.
For clubs without a full-time medical director, IFM brings a senior, structured and independent medical perspective throughout the season.
Core principle: The club doctor remains responsible for day-to-day medical care and player management. IFM brings supervision, expertise, structure, analysis and support on complex decisions — without creating a second medical department.
3 levels of support
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Essential
> Secure
What it brings the club
A senior safety net around the club doctor.
Scope of work
4 on-site visits at key moments of the season
Monthly video call with the doctor
Monthly review of key medical indicators
Advice on complex cases and transfers
Annual medical governance meeting with management
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Standard
The best balance
> Steer and structure
What it brings the club
Steer day-to-day medical performance and build a consistent organisation across the club.
Scope of work
Everything in Essential
Medical–sports video call every two weeks
Monthly Medical Dashboard
Medical Transfer Management IN / OUT
Mid-season and end-of-season reviews
Progressive structuring: reserve team, academy, women's team
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Premium
> Lead, anticipate, transform
What it brings the club
A genuine outsourced Medical Director function, without immediately creating a full-time post.
Scope of work
Everything in Standard
6 to 7 on-site visits per season
Occasional attendance at staff and management meetings
In-depth medical organisational audit
Structuring of the club-wide medical organisation
Preparation of next season's medical strategy
What the service includes
Medical Dashboard
A monthly steering tool for management and the medical team: availability, injuries, return to play, exposure. Simple, readable, decision-oriented — not a shared medical record.
Medical Transfer Management
Incoming: anticipate what needs investigating and prepare the medical. Outgoing: a documented medical status, respecting medical confidentiality and consent.
Medical governance
Structured sessions with management, sporting direction and staff, to decide on the basis of shared findings.
Example of the IFM Medical Dashboard: squad availability, return-to-play tracking and exposure. Fictitious data.
The rhythm of a season
Pre-season> Set upInitial audit, protocols, responsibilities, medical–physio–performance coordination.
Autumn> AssessReal-world operations, availability, injuries, RTP and first corrections.
Mid-season> StructureInterim review, governance, resources and links between teams.
Spring> Plan aheadAssessment of the set-up, final stretch and priorities for next season.
Starting mid-season? The rhythm adapts: understand, optimise, structure, plan ahead.
SummaryThree levels of commitment, one shared objective.
1 / Essential
2 / Standard
3 / Premium
Objective
Secure
Steer & structure
Lead & transform
On-site visits
4
4
6–7
Doctor follow-up
Monthly
Every two weeks
Enhanced
Dashboard
Key indicators
Monthly Medical Dashboard
Enhanced dashboard
Transfers IN / OUT
Ad hoc
Structured
Enhanced
Reserve, academy, women
Occasional review
Progressive structuring
In-depth structuring
Shared objective: a club doctor fully operational day to day and never isolated; a structured medical organisation; better information flow; and a medical function able to support the club's sporting and economic project over time.
Audit and support: An audit can serve as the first phase of an engagement: its cost is then included in the overall fee, with no double billing.
Every engagement is based on a proposal tailored to your club and to the scope we define together.
