About Me

Delivering a collaborative approach which brings a breadth of knowledge and experience of successfully delivering football improvement projects.

Experience

  • JKB Sports Consultancy is an independent company established in 2023 by Sports Consultant, James Barnes. I have over 25 years’ experience of delivering successful outcomes in the development and management of sport and leisure provision. Highly motivated and respected specialising predominantly in the development of strategic sport planning, sports development, securing funding and delivering capital projects.
  • A proven track record in managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders. With clients including The Football Association, Football Foundation, National Governing Sport Bodies. I am here to provide project management and consultancy support to your organisation.

Quality

  • JKB consults with a focus on helping football clubs, junior clubs, Community Foundations and local authorities primarily covering areas such as funding applications, feasibility, project development within the context of a strategic approach.
  • Committed to developing new opportunities for football, seek new investment and find new ways of managing the delivery of programmes and venues.
  • The principles of equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded in everything I do. It is important to your project that your communities are at the forefront of planning and designing your project to create a sustainable legacy.

Delivery

  • JKB is all about bringing together best practice approaches, information and tools to help you make your project happen in your football club or organisation. Importantly, I aim to break things down to provide simple and actionable approaches and methods.
  • JKB works on the principle that any funded football project needs to be linked into a comprehensive network of partners who will support and amplify the impact of your project to ensure that the impact and sustainability is maximised.
  • It is important that your communities are at the forefront of planning and designing your project to support long-term behaviour change and create a sustainable legacy.
  • Experience of working together in partnership with key organisations and commit the appropriate time and resources to manage your project.
  • Together we can effectively engage with the right priority groups and support your local communities through your project.
  • Delivering a collaborative approach which brings a breadth of knowledge and experience of successfully delivering football improvement projects.