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Insights on esports team management, player wellness tracking, coaching best practices, and building sustainable esports programmes.

Procurement

What to Ask an Esports Platform Vendor Before You Buy

A procurement checklist for schools, universities and federations. The questions on data, safeguarding, permissions and exit that decide the contract.

September 2026 · 7 min read
Infrastructure

How to Fund a School Esports Programme

What a programme actually costs, which parts you can defer, and which budgets you already hold that esports legitimately belongs in.

September 2026 · 8 min read
Wellness

How Many Hours Should Student Esports Players Train Each Week?

A direct answer on training load, what actually counts as training, and how to set a cap your coaches and parents will both accept.

September 2026 · 7 min read
GCC / MENA

How Schools and Universities in the GCC Are Building Esports Programmes

Why the Gulf moved early, the four decisions to settle before launch, and how to plan a season around the academic year that actually exists here.

September 2026 · 7 min read
Duty of Care

What a Duty of Care Policy for School Esports Should Cover

Section by section, what to write down. Supervision, the communication channel, game selection, training load, data and review.

September 2026 · 7 min read
Proof of Value

How to Measure the Value of a School Esports Programme

The four measures that hold up in a board meeting, and how to capture them without adding hours of admin to a coach's week.

September 2026 · 8 min read
Explainer

What Is an Esports Management Platform?

What it is, what it replaces, how it differs from tournament tools, and how to choose one for your institution.

July 2026 · 7 min read
For Leadership

Teaching AI Literacy and Online Safety Through Esports

A practical guide for principals and deans. Why your esports club is the best classroom you have for AI and safeguarding lessons.

June 2026 · 6 min read
Guide

How to Set Up an Esports Programme at Your School

Five practical steps from securing buy-in to tracking wellness and measuring results. No fluff.

April 2026 · 5 min read
Wellness

Why Esports Programmes Need Wellness Tracking

Burnout, sleep disruption, and stress are real risks. Here's why wellness tracking is the missing piece.

April 2026 · 5 min read