What does a Football Analyst actually do?! - (An Average Week) - Sports Analysis
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- What does a Football Analyst actually do?! - (An Average Week) - Sports Analysis
In this video I talk about what an average week may look like for a busy football analyst. I have based the week on playing Saturday and Tuesday as many clubs will do in England outside of the Premier League.
Anyone that has worked in a role like this will know it is very busy with the season often feeling like a big blur as you quickly move from one game to the next.
Another thing to factor in is the amount of time you will spend travelling to away games and also doing one-off requests (often last minute) for the manager and coaches.
Being a successful analyst will require you to be organised, hard working, and also able to work under pressure to tight deadlines. You cannot be late with a pre-match presentation as as soon as that game is done, it's pretty much worthless!
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0:00 - Introduction
0:37 - Saturday
3:24 - Sunday
4:41 - Monday
5:58 - Tuesday
7:16 - Wednesday
8:36 - Thursday
9:39 - Friday
10:24 - Summary
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Quite a busy week and I've likely missed a few bits out for this video!
Any football analysis watching? Does this sound about right?
How do you avoid burnout working a full 7 days a week in football for 6-8 weeks at a time between international breaks (Which if you're at a L1/L2 club you don't get anyway)? Even the "day off" you described has a day of working from home
Hi Alex, that is a very good question and a debate that has existed for as long as I remember. However, this example is an extreme one where you are playing Sat/Tue which although this is common, doesn't happen 'every' week. It's about being organised and balancing your time. If you can get your work done Saturday night and Monday morning, you can spend the Sunday how you wish (barring any requests from the manager).
You do also then receive the summer off to make up for the busy season. An analyst like this would typically be off work for around 6 weeks over summer.
It's definitely not for everyone...
@@chrisgill_UK Would there be more free time if you're working at the youth/academy level?
Hi Chris, typically yes. Although you have to consider the academy play across both weekend days depending on age groups. However, this can be split up between other staff (usually) and you definitely don't have as much travel or as many games either and the pressure is much lower...
Thanks for watching!
Can you talk about software and tools used to analyze the games and training ?
I am very curious to see those 😊
Thanks for the comment, great idea for a future video!
Great video Chris. Would you ever have a moment to speak to an aspiring football performance analyst? I would love to pick your brain and learn more. Thanks!
Hi Liam. You can email me. Email address is on my about page on my channel...
when you talk about football analyst is it about video analyst right? is it the same weekly routine for data analyst\scientist in a football team or they have a classic office 9-17 working hour?
This video was more around a video analyst. A data analyst/scientist role would tend to have more 'traditional' office hours. However this may change depending on where you work and what is happening. For example, a national tournament etc. may include more hours in a shorter period of time. Also, it is important to note that there are also roles within sports analytics outside of clubs (tech/data companies, consultancies) that would also be more structured hours...
Thank you for this video. I've been recently getting into the Analytics field and was wondering what the skills stack of a Analyst at a club would look like? I assume it's quite R/Python heavy? Are there certain packages that I should focus on?
Hi Tej, thanks for the comment and for watching the video. You are correct, python and R is now being used a lot more in the role of a sports analyst. If you havent already, I think you should check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/QG_i0XHCZPw/v-deo.html
@@chrisgill_UK Oh I must've missed that one while going through your channel. Thanks a lot!
Small mention of uploading to online platforms/libraries .... Well hello there 👋
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What kind of advice you can give to new certificate Analyst who is looking for a job but doesn’t have any resources?
Hi Michal, thanks for the comment! I would say you should start connecting with others on LinkedIn and Twitter and try to watch games with an analytical mind. What trends do you notice, how does the team play etc.
You can find games free on youtube and can just do a written report with screenshots, you don't always need fancy software.
Good luck!
Do you have any tutorial about live analysis. ?
Thanks for watching. Working on some videos soon on both live and post match analysis! 👍🏼
You keep talking about coding the game but you don't explain what that entails.
I could do a video on this actually... basically, break the game down into the events/actions that occur. Using a software like this (www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals) you get a timeline which timestamps all the actions to make it easier to review. You then get a timeline of the match (like the first image on that link). Hope that helps!
@@chrisgill_UK I see. I understand now.
Thank you for your swift response.
I'm interested in scouting and recruitment analysis but know I could do performance analysis.
I'm moving over to Slovenia next month and hoping that I can get into it over there as the entry point might be a little easier than England.
I've applied for a couple of live statistician jobs to get my foot in the door.