- Level 2
- Module
Level 2: Creating Data Profiles in Football
The module covers the key statistical techniques and knowledge Premier League analysts use to identify technical, tactical, and psychological strengths in a performance dataset.
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 it’s 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. We’ll learn the challenges that can make it difficult to capture a player’s 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. This module is CPD accredited.
£49.99
This model is part of a Level 2 Qualification
This Course Includes:
- Hours of training material
- Expert knowledge and experience
- Developed by football industry experts for you
- Access on multiple devices
- Learn at your own pace
- Certificate of completion
Module Content
- Level 2: Creating Data Profiles in Football
- Translating player qualities into measurements that can be searched for in a dataset
- Selecting performance metrics that capture complex athletic ability, player psychology and potential for development
- The use of benchmarking and weighting to pinpoint ideal levels of performance
- Understanding the limitations of using datasets in recruitment
- How to use these skills to create a data profile and prepare for a successful player search
Who wrote this Module?
The information you’ll learn in this module was provided by a group of recruitment analysts with experience in the Premier League and the Championship. You can visit our Experts page to see a selection of the analysts who have contributed to our courses.
Our award-winning content team worked closely with the analyst group to create a fully-interactive course based on their expertise. Our content team are not only football fans: we have years of experience creating digital learning for football professionals.
Who is it for?
This module forms the third and final part of our Level 2 The Recruitment Process course, so it leads on naturally from “Introduction to the Recruitment Analysis Process” and “Identifying Recruitment Requirements”.
As a standalone module, it’s an excellent primer in one of the most challenging and exciting aspects of recruitment analysis: translating football expertise into data expertise.
Ready to learn how to find exactly the player you need in a dataset?
Are you ready to see the future of football?
FAQS
Once you’ve chosen your course, you’ll be taken to a web page where you can get started. You can take the course entirely in your browser. It’s made up of text pages with images, animations, interactive exercises and a final questionnaire. Audio narration will guide you through.
You can complete the course at your own pace. It’s yours for life, so you can revisit it whenever you want.
You can take the course entirely in your browser. You don’t need any other materials, but you might want to take notes on paper or on another device.
Our courses contain a lot of detail and hands-on interaction. This makes them difficult to use effectively on a phone or tablet. We recommend using your laptop or PC, with the largest screen you have access to.
We have done everything we can to make our courses accessible to those with visual, auditory and cognitive challenges. Please get in touch if we can support your learning in any way.
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