- Level 1
- Module
Level 1: Opposition Analysis in Football
Performance analysts help their team prepare for each fixture by studying the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. 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.
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. You’ll 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 for yourself, and decide what to report to your coach. The exercise is based on real analysis carried out by a La Liga professional.
This module is CPD accredited.
£50.00
This model is part of a Level 1 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
- Opposition Analysis
- How analysts use data and video to study opposition teams
- What tools and resources are available at different levels of the game
- How analysts examine the match-up between their team’s system and an opponent’s
- How to identify opposition strengths and weaknesses
- Best practice for presenting opposition analysis to coaches
- How coaches use opposition analysis insights in training
- The limitations of opposition analysis
- How to analyse an opposition team’s use of space
Who wrote this Module?
The information you’ll learn in this module was provided by a group of performance analysts with experience in the Premier League, the Women’s Super League, the Championship, La Liga and Serie B. 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 final part of our Level 1 Foundation in Performance Analysis, so it leads on naturally from “What is Performance Analysis?” and “Asking Performance Questions,” the other modules in that course.
As a standalone module, it’s a great introduction for anyone who wants to get to grips with opposition analysis, including coaches and players as well as budding analysts.
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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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