Select one service or combine services within an agreed engagement.
What CAST provides
Exact deliverables, limits and dates are agreed with the club before an assignment begins.
CAST identifies and compares candidates for a defined position or squad need.
The club needs candidates for a defined position or squad requirement.
CAST agrees the player profile and relevant markets, then identifies, observes and compares suitable players. A prioritised shortlist with player reports, supporting data, footage references and a clear explanation of fit.
The club names the player; CAST provides an independent multi-match assessment.
The club wants additional evidence before deciding on a named player.
CAST completes a multi-match evaluation using match observation, relevant data and, where agreed, live coverage. A report covering the player's level, role, suitability, identifiable risks and a clear recommendation.
CAST monitors agreed leagues, competitions or player markets over time and maintains a club-specific recruitment database.
The club wants continuing visibility of an agreed market or player group.
CAST tracks relevant players, updates assessments as circumstances change and maintains a club-specific recruitment database. An active recruitment database, updated reports and notifications when relevant players emerge or change status.
CAST produces a defined study of a league, country, competition or section of the player market.
The club wants to understand a league, country, competition, age group or section of the player market.
CAST examines level, relevant player profiles, accessibility, likely costs, registration considerations, contract situations and identifiable risks. A structured assessment of the market and its realistic recruitment possibilities.
CAST creates or improves report templates, evaluation criteria and grading definitions.
The club or recruitment department needs new or improved reporting and evaluation tools.
CAST designs or refines report templates, evaluation criteria and grading definitions for the agreed purpose. Editable templates, evaluation guidance and, where commissioned, professionally formatted reports or PDFs.
Ongoing Market Coverage follows agreed players and markets over time. Recruitment Market Analysis is a defined study used to understand a selected market.
Ways to work
Services describe what CAST provides. The engagement structure describes how long the support runs and the capacity reserved.
The engagement ends when the agreed work is delivered, whether the assignment takes days or months.
The period, priorities and available capacity are agreed before work begins.
Work starts before the window, continues through it and ends after the agreed final delivery or review.
Includes agreed monitoring and maintenance of a club-specific recruitment database throughout one season.
Extends the full-season approach across a defined number of consecutive seasons.
Professional boundary
CAST identifies, assesses, reports and recommends. Clubs and appropriately licensed football agents handle player approaches, introductions, negotiations, transfers, loans, registrations and employment agreements.
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