Date 9 th August 2016 Match and Player analysis Butch Fazal – FA County Coach Developer Michael Malone – 1 st Team Performance Analyst for LTFC Bedfordshire

Workshop outcomes The role of match and player analysis in supporting coaches to get the best out of their players. Methods for grassroots coaches to analyse matches and players without high tech equipment. Areas of consideration to analyse matches in order to gain valid information from the analysis. Linking match analysis into previous training sessions and challenges for players built into the match day.

What is performance analysis? On your tables take 2 minutes to discuss a definition.

Performance Analysis is the provision of objective feedback to performers trying to get a positive change in performance What does this mean?

Scenario: Driving Home

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On average, elite athletes & coaches can only recall 30% of the key moments in sport…

…Analysis Helps with the remaining 70%

‘The higher you go, the smaller the margin for improvement’ Elite Pro / Semi-Pro Participation / Club / Academy Foundation / School

What are the 4 main uses of analysis?

Injury Rehabilitation Maximise Training Gains Performance: Tact, Tech & Stats Coaching

Injury Rehabilitation Maximise Training Gains Performance: Tact, Tech & Stats Coaching

Who? …positions, units, team(s) How? …technical execution vs decision making? Where? …on the field of play

Q. As a coach what would you want to know? How Many Goals Were Scored in Total at the Men’s World Cup Finals in 2014? Average Goals Per Game?

GOALS: (First 20 Games) 46 INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA BLUE1 TOUCH FINISH = 33 RED 2+ TOUCH FINISH= 13 WHITE OUTSIDE AREA = 7 SET PLAYS : 7 Penalties 10 Corners / Free Kicks

GOALS : 54 INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA BLUE1 TOUCH FINISH= 37 RED 2+ TOUCH FINISH = 17 WHITE OUTSIDE AREA = 4 SET PLAYS : 2 Penalties 12 Corners / Free Kicks

GOALS 121 – 171: 41 INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA BLUE1 TOUCH FINISH= 31 RED 2+ TOUCH FINISH = 10 WHITEOUTSIDE AREA = 7 SET PLAYS : 3 Penalties 11 Corners / Free Kicks

World Cup Summary… 171 GOALS :  141 GOALS FROM INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA83%  101 OF THESE WERE ONE TOUCH FINISHES72%  40 OF THESE WERE 2 TOUCH+28%  18 FROM OUTSIDE THE PENALTY AREA11%  12 PENALTIES6%  33 SET PLAYS / 12 PENALTIES (45)26% …Q. But how useful is this?

Performance Analysis The WHY  Learn about? …players / positions, units, the team, etc.  Added Value? …quality vs quantity?  Strengths & Weaknesses? …playing philosophy, strategy & tactics

Performance Analysis The WHAT & The HOW  Who? …positions, units, team(s), etc. (No. Bibs)  How? …technical execution vs decision making?  Where? …on the field of play (thirds, channels, grids)

Performance Analysis – You Could Analyse? In Possession …No. Of Dribbles? …No. Of Passes? …No. Of Crosses? …Speed of attack? (Secs / mins) …Successful? (Goal / shot on target) …Un-successful? (Lost Possession) Out of Possession …No. Tackles / Interceptions? …Successful? (Win / secure Possession) …Un-successful? (Fail to keep it) Individual Player Transition (Just GOT The Ball) …What happens in this 6 seconds? …Reaction? Play Forward? …Positioning? (Individual - Unit - Team) Transition (Just LOST The Ball) …What happens in this 6 seconds? …Reaction? Press or Drop? …Positioning? (Individual - unit - team) The Player(s) The Game

Task Require 14 players Playing 7 a side My aim to develop both teams to retain and build, progress and penetrate and create and score as part of the in possession philosophy of the England DNA Your task To use performance analysis to assist me in achieving this goal

Let’s go out and see this in action….

Feedback In possession Out of possession Transition What can we learn and practice in our grassroots environment?

‘Seeing is Believing’

When talking to players: Clear, Concise & Critical information

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Make it relevant to them and easy to understand

How can we link this information into our practice to develop a programme of sessions? Discuss on your tables

How easy is analysis?

Dartfish Note – App Dartfish EasyTag – App

iCoda– App

Coach My Video– App

Longo Match – Download

Kinovea – Download

iMovie – App

Workshop outcomes The role of match and player analysis in supporting coaches to get the best out of their players. Methods for grassroots coaches to analyse matches and players without high tech equipment. Areas of consideration to analyse matches in order to gain valid information from the analysis. Linking match analysis into previous training sessions and challenges for players built into the match day.

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