Analysis within the realms of football remains an ever-growing industry. In the modern age, top professional clubs have entire departments around analysis. As the game evolves and analysis within football grows to new heights, teams may soon identify unique ways to exploit the opposition and expand their performance on the pitch.
Welcome one. Welcome all. It is with great pleasure that we invite you into our brand-new course - Introduction to Football Analysis. While the word "introduction" finds itself placed in our course title, this opportunity is suitable for anyone with any degree of analytical background - from beginners to experts. The important part is that you are here to learn. You are here to take your footballing knowledge, your footballing craft, to the next level.
Calling all football fanatics, coaches, players, analysts and anyone who qualifies as "football obsessed", TheMastermindSite.com finally brings you our brand-new 'Introduction to Football Analysis' course! The course is self-paced and online via articles, videos, email correspondence, and a range of other online materials. Course attendees will get individualized attention from the instructor - Rhys Desmond - one of the industry leaders in website-based football tactics, coaching content, and analysis. The course is for anyone looking to work in football analysis, and/or improve their tactical and analytical understanding. This thorough introductory course will take a deep dive into all aspects of analysis, for the price of just $59.99 CAD - more bang for your buck than anywhere else. To take the course or gain more information, please see the below!
When conducting analysis in any setting, it's important to ensure a balance is met, in every sense of the word. That includes considering and dissecting more than just the in-possession moments, and what the camera wants you to see on first glance. That includes considering both the positives and the areas of improvement, whilst keeping feedback constructive and actionable. It's difficult for an analyst to achieve all of the necessary components of an outstanding analysis in one big bundle, but balance must be met regardless of time or place as part of that package.
For anyone who is not a football fan, it can often be perplexing as to why anyone would spend their entire weekend watching the beautiful game. It's almost frowned upon to admit that you spend your weekends watching soccer and analyzing over what you witness, almost as though you're committing a crime against sunny days and patios. I may very well be committing a crime against sunny days and patios, but the fact of the matter is: I watch a ton of football, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Do you also love football and want to watch it relentlessly? Well then you my friend, need to get some hobbies. No. Seriously. It's all about balance. You seriously do. But you, my friend, have also come to the right place. Here's how I watch so much football, in spite of an incredibly condensed schedule and a full-time job.
The game is deeply rooted in all five aspects of the common coaching model, and in fact, every decision a player makes boils down to all five elements simultaneously. Here's why the technical, tactical, physical and psychological aspects of football are all deeply intertwined.
When it comes to analysis, it's no secret that the goal is to think on a deeper level, scrutinizing over the finer minutia beyond what you see at first glance. But it's also no secret that this skill takes dedicated time and energy to learn. A lack of deep tactical understanding about the game often comes at a cost to coaches and amateur analysts. They are adequately able to perceive events on a football pitch, but they may be unsure of how to change what they are seeing for the better, or even fully comprehend what they are seeing to the level required. Coaches in my Mentorship Program often ask me - "How do you go from seeing to understanding?" Well that, my friends, is what we're after today. In this series of notes, I'm going to give you a series of images and videos, where you can go from seeing, to understanding. If you've been doing analysis for years, no worries, this will still be an excellent way for you to practice and refine your skills.
In the summer of 2021, I took a youth team to an unbeaten campaign, in their first ever season playing together. While winning is never the most important part of youth soccer, I share some of the key tips and tricks that allowed me to achieve success with my team and instill a positive culture where each and every player wanted to return. In the first half of the episode, I also discuss the exciting opportunities coming up on TheMastermindSite.com. Follow the show and my body of work @mastermindsite and @desmondrhys!
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