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KALM Research · Featured The COMPETE Framework for Esports Athlete Development.
KALM Research · Featured · 5 min read

The COMPETE Framework for Esports Athlete Development.

A definitive explainer on KALM's proprietary five-discipline cyclical model and the four pillars Body, Brain, Brand, Business that run through every stage.

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Research · Policy NIL Policy in Esports.
Research · Policy · 5 min read

NIL Policy in Esports: What Federations Need to Know.

How Name, Image, and Likeness frameworks are being adapted for jurisdictions beyond the US collegiate model and what federations should put in place today.

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Research · Regional State of Esports in the GCC & MENA: 2026.
Research · Regional · 5 min read

State of Esports in the GCC & MENA: 2026.

A regional briefing on the esports landscape investment, talent, infrastructure, policy across the GCC and wider MENA region.

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Briefing · Governance Safeguarding in School Esports.
Briefing · Governance · 4 min read

Safeguarding in School Esports.

A practical framework for schools formalising esports aligned to WHO and IOC Medical Commission guidance. Parent communication, code of conduct, and escalation pathways.

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Briefing · Strategy How Governments Should Invest in Esports.
Briefing · Strategy · 5 min read

How Governments Should Invest in Esports.

A strategic guide for ministries and sovereign investors: when to build, when to partner, when to license and how to measure what matters.

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Briefing · Education The Four Bs, Explained.
Briefing · Education · 4 min read

The Four Bs, Explained.

Body · Brain · Brand · Business. An explainer on the four cross-cutting dimensions of KALM's athlete development model and why they must be deployed together.

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Briefing · Performance The COMPETE Acronym, Decoded.
Briefing · Performance · 3 min read

The COMPETE Acronym, Decoded.

Competitive · Performance · Evaluation · Talent · Education. How the five disciplines of COMPETE work together and why federations adopt them.

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