WORKSHOP LENGTH: The workshop is 7+ hours long, including additional distance learning tasks.

SESSION SCHEDULE: The workshop is spread over two evenings, consisting of three and a half hour sessions each. WORKSHOP SIZE: Limited to a maximum of 9 attendees.

PRESENTED BY: Ged Searson, Professional Football Scout.

WHO IS THE WORKSHOP FOR?
This two-day, seven-hour, fully interactive workshop is designed for scouts, analysts, and coaches who have previously attended our LEVEL 1 workshop and wish to further develop their scouting knowledge.

The workshop follows directly from our ‘Level 1 – Recruitment and Player Scouting Workshop’.
This fully interactive workshop will teach advanced scouting techniques used at professional football clubs for scouting and analysing upcoming opponents.
The workshop focuses on the principles of team attacking play and how to assess and scout teams’ defensive strategies during set-pieces.
Attendees will learn how to observe and assess attacking movements and patterns of play. They will also learn about different playing styles used by teams and individual players in forward positions.

The workshop will teach how to observe and assess defending set-pieces, with a particular focus on defending corners.
Participants will learn the principles of defending corners, how teams structure their defence, and the roles and responsibilities of each player involved.
Gain an understanding of the goalkeeper’s role and responsibilities in defending corners, including assessing their communication abilities and decision-making skills.
Attendees will learn how to assess and identify good and poor play during defending corners and how to highlight strengths and weaknesses. Using fully interactive tasks throughout the workshop, we will guide you through the process of scouting and analysing opponents, as well as compiling your own scout reports to meet the standards used at the highest level.
Upon completion of the workshop, attendees will be presented with a A.F.C.A.S. workshop certificate CIMSPA-accredited.

WORKSHOP CONTENT: The workshop will include video tasks, group work, homework tasks, and scenario tasks to:

• Learn how to identify team tactics and patterns of attacking play.
• Learn advanced scouting and analysis techniques to assess individual and team performance during the attacking phase.
• Attendees learn advanced set-piece analysis techniques and how to assess performance through interactive tasks.
• Participating in numerous video scouting tasks.
• Engaging in group tasks and discussions.
• Gain an understanding of individual player roles and responsibilities in defending corners.
• Learn how to assess the goalkeeper’s performance in defending corners.
• Learn how to assess individual and team performance in defending corners, highlighting strengths and weaknesses.
• Use video footage to practice creating scout reports during the workshop.
• Homework tasks will be assigned to provide further opportunities to apply your newly learned skills and receive feedback during the workshop.
• Participants will receive a scouting pack and software to complete their own scouting reports.

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