Wharton Consulting

Wharton Consulting Management consultants to the sports sector, with a focus on strategy, governance, high performance,

Wharton Consulting was founded in May 2000 as a specialist sports consultancy led by people with direct experience of participation and management at the highest level of sport. Our primary focus is on strategic business and performance planning, people development and governance solutions within sport. A large proportion of our work is conducted within the national governing body environment, esp

ecially where this relates to Government and Sports Council strategies for sport – working in and around the funding programmes which the Sports Councils deliver to support performance, development and governance activities. Our consultancy service is built on personal knowledge of the needs of our clients, on the desire to create the extra percentage point that separates the great from the good, and on a guarantee of quality in delivery. Wharton Consulting offers consultancy services across a wide range of aspects of the sports industry, including the following:

• strategic and business planning
• performance planning and implementation
• governance solutions and development
• people development and mentoring
• management and administration
• tournament planning and event management
• minimum standards and franchise systems
• competition development
• participation development
• anti-racism programmes
• marketing, PR and sponsorship

This is great from England Netball. We surveyed the playing membership as part of our competition review on EN's behalf ...
17/10/2025

This is great from England Netball. We surveyed the playing membership as part of our competition review on EN's behalf in 2020, and one of the big rocks within the feedback was a desire for modern, accessible and tech-enabled solution information and communications systems to facilitate and broaden local competition opportunities. Systems of this nature always take time to develop - but now, here we are ...

A new approach for grassroots support. Something for everyone, shared in a way to suit your needs.England Netball is proud to announce the launch of The Huddle, created to support and celebrate the incredible work happening across grassroots clubs and leagues every day. The 2024-25 membership season...

Great to see the PWR given credit as one of the foundation stones of England's World Cup win. When we delivered the cons...
28/09/2025

Great to see the PWR given credit as one of the foundation stones of England's World Cup win. When we delivered the consultancy project in 2015 that gave birth to the league, one of the things we heard was the players' desire to train and play every week at a level that supported international performance. It's been a long burn, but yesterday showed how that wish has been fulfilled ...

England were not always world-beaters. But two big bets on their future and the women's game turned around their fortunes.

Fascinating day at Prem Rugby's Performance Summit - delighted to present data emerging from our annual audit of the Aca...
20/08/2025

Fascinating day at Prem Rugby's Performance Summit - delighted to present data emerging from our annual audit of the Academies, alongside DCU's Jamie Taylor and the RFU's Kate Burke, and to hear some great discussion across the men's international and professional game.

A CPD day with the Mags ... thanks a million to Gary Douglas for his warm welcome, excellent hospitality and for sharing...
07/07/2025

A CPD day with the Mags ... thanks a million to Gary Douglas for his warm welcome, excellent hospitality and for sharing his expertise.

We're delighted to be working with Paralympics Ireland to support the development of their new strategy for the next ten...
03/12/2024

We're delighted to be working with Paralympics Ireland to support the development of their new strategy for the next ten years, and to help them answer the question: "so what?"

As the year of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games nears its close, focus now turns to the future. As Paralympics Ireland prepares to unveil a new strategy in 2025, one question is driving the conversation: so what? What impact can the Paralympic movement have beyond the Games? How can the platform of P...

Delighted to see the implementation of recommendations from our independent review of EN's pathway competitions, aligned...
11/07/2024

Delighted to see the implementation of recommendations from our independent review of EN's pathway competitions, aligned to the new NSL era ...

As part of the update regarding the relaunch of the Netball Super League (NSL), a new underpinning league was announced, designed to deliver extended

Thrilled to have helped lay the ground for this through our 2021 review into the professionalisation of the NSL, consult...
10/10/2023

Thrilled to have helped lay the ground for this through our 2021 review into the professionalisation of the NSL, consulting with clubs, players and other partners before feeding into a long-term roadmap for the development of the domestic game.

The plan to take the domestic game in the UK to new heights has been initiated with the activation of an open tender process for interested parties to participa

One of our most effective reviews and recommendations: "The summer of 2018 saw huge change for the WSL, transitioning to...
20/08/2023

One of our most effective reviews and recommendations: "The summer of 2018 saw huge change for the WSL, transitioning to full-time professional status ... with a requirement to offer a minimum of 16 contact hours per week for players and an academy."
Women's World Cup final: How England became good at women’s football -

More than 50 years after a ban on women's football was lifted, England are in to the World Cup final - but how did we get here?

Great to spend the day with the ECB and the eight women's and girls' regions, reflecting on lessons learned from the win...
13/03/2023

Great to spend the day with the ECB and the eight women's and girls' regions, reflecting on lessons learned from the winter and planning for the future ...

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