Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Analysis for Player Development
AnalyiSport
This level 2 module shows you how performance analysts help coaches to develop their players. The course focuses on the academy setting, but its insights are relevant at first-team level too. Drawing on the experience of seasoned professionals from the Championship, the course sets out how elite analysts use data and video processes to support player development. Youll learn how the academy structure shapes analysis, and get to grips with best-practice methods for player learning. Along the way, interactive exercises give you the chance to help a young centre-back improve his aerial game, using data and video.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Asking Performance Questions
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One of a performance analysts core tasks is to improve team performance. The best way to do this is by asking targeted questions about how the team is playing, which can then be answered using data and video analysis. This module taps the expertise of analysts from the Premier League and Championship to show you what questions the professionals ask, and how they answer them. Youll see how analysts make a vital contribution to their teams performance on the pitch. Along the way, youll get the chance to investigate some performance questions for yourself, based on real analysis from top-flight clubs.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Creating Data Profiles
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To find players using performance data, you have to translate real-world footballing qualities into numbers. Elite analysts can build a detailed picture of a player using data. This module shows you how its done. The module covers the key statistical techniques and knowledge Premier League analysts use to identify technical, tactical, and psychological strengths in a performance dataset. Well learn the challenges that can make it difficult to capture a players qualities, and how analysts overcome them. The module wraps up with an interactive exercise which gives you the chance to help your club find a new full-back.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Getting the Most out of Internships
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One of the main entry routes to professional analysis is through an internship or studentship at a professional club. These placements give you the opportunity to gain skills and network with football professionals. Sometimes a placement is almost an extended job interview, as an intern, youre well-placed when it comes time for the club to hire a new analyst. But its not always easy to find the right placement, make a successful application, or get the most out of the opportunity once youve earned it. This module provides helpful tips for every stage of the process, from analysts whove been through it to land full-time jobs.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
How is Data Used in Football?
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This module demystifies data in football by explaining what it is, where it comes from, and what its used for. It also provides simple definitions of some key data terms you might have heard. A handy primer in the basics of football data, this module sets you up to learn data analysis skills for yourself in later courses. Its also a good starting point if your ultimate goal is to understand advanced kinds of analysis, like data modelling. The module rounds off by introducing the key platforms and tools analysts use to work with data, so you can explore them for yourself.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Identifying Recruitment Requirements
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This module taps the expertise of analysts from the Premier League and Championship to outline how professional analysts develop a deep understanding of their teams needs. It shows you how analysts use this knowledge to develop and refine recruitment searches. It also introduces some key recruitment tools, like player profiles and the Four Corner talent model. Throughout the module, interactive exercises give you the chance to research a clubs requirements. At the end, youll help the Head of Recruitment and senior club staff develop a profile for a new defensive midfielder.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Introduction to Space in Football Tactics
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The idea of space is fundamental to football tactics. Creating space, finding space, playing in the channels or between the lines, all these tactical approaches are about space. This level 2 module shows you how the professionals use the idea of space to understand football. Youll learn how to describe the way a team uses and creates space. Then youll see how to use these ideas to analyse opponents and develop your teams tactics. The module finishes with an interactive exercise giving you the opportunity to analyse an opposition teams use of space in preparation for a FIFA World Cup match.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Introduction to Statistical Analysis in Football
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Data is only useful when its interpreted correctly. This module explores how analysts can check their interpretations and make them more accurate. We look at four key concepts that are used by analysts to interpret football data. Youll learn how each concept works and see an example of how its used in football. We also introduce data modelling. Along the way, youll be given interactive examples of performance analysis based on the work of professional analysts. These include comparing the dribbling skills of transfer targets and tracking improvements in player speed in training.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Modelling Expected Goals
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Expected Goals (or xG) models are widely used in football. Designed to predict how likely a given chance will result in a goal, they provide an important way of evaluating team and player performance. Drawing on the expertise of data analysts from the Bundesliga, this module shows you how xG models work and how theyre built. Youll see the different steps involved in the process, and then learn how to apply xG models to performance analysis. Along the way, there will be a series of interactive exercises, based on the work of professional analysts.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Opposition Analysis
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In elite football, teams study their opponents carefully, to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Performance analysts use data and video to understand opposition teams in depth and support the coaches as they prepare for each fixture. Drawing on the experience of analysts from the Premier League, the Championship and La Liga, this module shows you how the professionals analyse each upcoming opponent. Youll learn to see a team the way an opposition analyst does, identifying their key threats and the drawbacks of their system. The module wraps up with an interactive exercise giving you the chance to analyse a team.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Pathways into Football Analysis
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Analysis in football is an exciting career path, with lots of different roles available. This module breaks the field down into the two main pathways, performance analysis and recruitment analysis. We look at the main job roles within each pathway, what each job involves, and the skills it requires. Drawing on the career experiences of elite analysts, the module sets out the personal qualities needed to succeed. It also introduces the five main routes new analysts can take to get into the professional game.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Post-Match Analysis
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By reviewing performance data and match footage in depth, analysts can gain deep insights into a match and its result. Drawing on the expertise of analysts from the Premier League, the WSL and the Championship, this module shows you how the professionals analyse a match. Youll find out what they look for, the tools they use, and how they present their findings to the coaching staff. Along the way, an interactive exercise gives you the chance to identify why your team is struggling to score. The course rounds off with an in-depth look at a post-match report, based on a real report drawn up by a Premier League analyst.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Presenting Analysis to Players
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An elite performance analyst must be able to communicate insights effectively to players. Built on the experience of a veteran Championship analyst and academy coach, this module sets out best practice for presenting analysis to players. Youll learn how to use teaching skills to communicate your ideas in a way that is easy for players to follow. The module wraps up with an interactive exercise giving you the chance to plan a pre-match presentation, outlining a change of formation for an upcoming Cup match. Its based on a real presentation given at a Championship club.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Statistical Modelling in Football
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A firm knowledge of data modelling is crucial for a professional analyst. Many key metrics, like Expected Goals, are generated by data models, and are hard to interpret correctly without a knowledge of modelling. Tapping into the expertise of data analysts from the Bundesliga, this module shows you the different ways in which analysts use modelling to improve their analysis. Youll then learn, step-by-step, the process involved in building a custom model. The module wraps up with an interactive exercise, based on the experiences of a real analyst. Youll help other performance analysts at a football club to use data models effectively.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
The Player Search
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This level 1 module takes you to the heart of the recruitment analysis process. Youll explore how elite analysts make the most of powerful data tools to find talent. The module introduces data providers, the companies who supply professional analysts with data. We look at the different providers on the market and learn how analysts choose the right provider. Then the module takes you through a player search in detail, using the well-known data provider Wyscout to search for a new centre-forward. Youll learn the basics of running and refining data searches, and how to comb the platforms video library.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Training Analysis
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Training analysis supports the work of coaches to help players get more from their time on the training pitch. Built on the expertise of experienced Championship analysts, this module explains how training works at professional clubs, and sets out how analysts can support effective training. Well look at filming and coding training, and find out the key skills and knowledge a training analyst needs.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Video Scouting
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Data is a powerful tool for identifying players, but it cant capture everything. Whatever the data says about a player, analysts still need to see them perform. Fortunately, as well as huge databases, analysts have access to deep libraries of video footage. This level 1 module introduces the methods analysts use to assess players using video. Youll learn how elite analysts in the Premier League and La Liga gain deep insights from key video clips. The module follows their process from preparation to the final report. In the final interactive exercise youll take on the role of a video scout.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
What is Analysis in Football?
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This module introduces the world of football analysis. It explains why clubs are investing more in data technology, and why they need analysts to help them make the most of it. Based on the experiences of top-flight analysts, the module takes you inside the dressing room after a goalless first half to see how the professionals use performance data. Along the way, well see why TV pundits sometimes get the stats wrong. Interactive exercises give you the chance to engage with performance data for yourself and work out what it shows.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
What is Performance Analysis
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This level 1 module provides an in-depth introduction to the discipline of performance analysis. Drawing on the expertise of professionals from the Premier League and Championship, this course provides an insiders view of the performance analysts work. Youll learn how analysts support coaches and players, and get a sense of how an analyst sees the game. The module wraps up with an interactive exercise, based on real analysis from a Premier League club. Youll help the manager work out why a new signing isnt offering as much of a goal threat as expected.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
What is Recruitment Analysis?
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This level 1 module opens the door to the exciting world of recruitment analysis. Drawing on the real-life experience of analysts from the Premier League and Championship, the module takes you step-by-step through the process of using data and video to find talent. Youll also become familiar with the skills and knowledge a professional recruitment analyst needs. The module concludes with an interactive exercise, giving you the opportunity to find a striker who meets your clubs requirements.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Working with Cameras
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Cameras are key tools in performance analysis. Effective video analysis depends on high-quality footage, and its often the analysts responsibility to capture this footage. This module looks in detail at the most important camera technologies, from standard tripod-mounted video recorders to the Veo system, the CaptureMast system and drones. Youll learn the key uses of each technology, the challenges you might encounter while using it, and best practice for managing camera devices.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Working with Coaches
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Performance analysis exists to support coaches. The better the relationship between analyst and coach, the more impact analysis can have. However, its not always easy to build a strong relationship, coaches are under a lot of pressure, and their jobs are always on the line. Drawing on the experience of analysts from the Premier League, Championship, WSL and Bundesliga, this module explains the analyst-coach relationship and sets out clear guidelines for working well with coaches. Youll learn how to adapt quickly to a new coach, and find out how to continually improve your relationship with any coach.
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Business, Healthcare & Medical, Sport
Working with Wearables
AnalyiSport
Wearable devices provide detailed data on players physical and technical performance. Theyre essential to the work of sports scientists, and they play an important role in performance analysis too. Based on the experience of an MLS analyst with a background in delivering wearable technology solutions to clubs, this module sets our best practice for working with these key devices. We look in detail at GPS vests, smart belts and foot-mounted sensors, and find out how to work with the data these devices capture.
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