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Due to exceptionally high demand, we have taken ALL of the PFSA practical education online! Including the PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification, PFSA Level 3 Advanced Report and Level 2 Opposition Analysis in Football
Excellent news for both users in the UK and overseas. After months of planning and preparations, we have taken our practical education online. This opens up a tremendous amount of opportunity for our users, especially during these troubling times. You are now able to network and connect with professionals from across the globe without having to travel to a specific destination.
Online education has come on leaps and bounds over the past 18 months with technology having been accelerated due to local and regional lockdowns.
Here at the PFSA, we undoubtedly have the broadest range of scouting education and content and are the leading providers of talent identification training to clubs, education institutes and users across the globe.
Online education is now the preferred way to deliver our courses and for several reasons.
Benefits of online education
- Network and Connect with professionals from not just your local region, but now across the globe.
- Guest from across the UK and overseas can now drop in and deliver a session over Zoom
- Take the course from any location across the globe
- Industry experts can now take part and help mark your assessments as technology allows them to access coursework remotely
- Webinars and QnAs are much more accessible
- More users now gain access onto the PFSA Scouting Network
- The reality is that online education is cheaper as we limit costs on premises, meaning we invest these savings back into the content and guests!
So, what's new to online education
and how do we sign up?
We have taken three of our industry-leading practical courses online; the PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification In Football (Industry-standard), Level 3 Advanced Reporting and Level 2 Opposition Analysis In Football. All three courses are the result of our groundbreaking research into each topic and are delivered by experienced professionals with a solid background a top-flight clubs.
Below is a brief description of each course and the modules involved. If you would like a more detailed break down of each of the courses or you would like to enrol, then please select “book now” which will take you to the main page where you can register. If you’d like to bundle up and save by enrolling on more than one course, you can do so by selecting “Bundle”. If you need any further help, please contact the PFSA through our chat function at the bottom of this page or email education@thepfsa.co.uk.
PFSA Level 2
Talent Identification In Football
The PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification in Football Course is an industry leading, internationally recognised CPD accredited certification by the PFSA and our most popular option. The PFSA Level 2 has been taken by many ex-professional footballers and current Heads of Recruitment to further their knowledge of Talent Identification and is the only Level 2 across the globe that is confidently and exclusively endorsed by Instat, the world-leading provider of scouting analysis software to elite clubs across the Globe.
The PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification In Football course can be taken either online or as a practical session. However, please note that due to COVID-19 practical sessions are postponed until at least December.
Unlike other talent identification offerings, the PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification In Football Course was developed and is delivered by industry leading elite talent identification experts with Premier League experience.
Modules Include:
- Day 1 - Talent Identification In Football
- Talent Indicators and Early Predictors of Talent
- Performer Profiling
- Successful Talent ID Programmes and Systems for Football
- Creating / Implementing Talent ID Programmes
- Understand How Sporting Talent Is Developed and Maintained
- The Future of Talent ID in Football
- Day 2 - Match, Team & Individual Analysis
- Role of a Scout
- Scouting Protocols
- Match Preparation
- Video Analysis
- Individual Player Reporting
- Match Reporting
- Team Formations
- Player Assessments and Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses of a Player
PFSA Level 3
Advanced Reporting
The PFSA Advanced Reporting course provides an in-depth insight into reporting while exploring the power of evolving technology. We deliver this industry leading football analysis course at a range of locations nationwide and abroad.
Due to COVID-19 we have decided to take the industry-leading Level 3 online, which opens up a great deal of opportunity to now network with new and experienced professional football scouts from overseas.
The Level 3 course will provide you with the knowledge to:
- Complete a detailed match report
- Discuss different types of match report analysis
- Review different formations the opposition may use
- Explain and produce a completed full team player report
- Complete a detailed review of a teams strengths and weaknesses to beat and nullify the opposition
- Demonstrate how to complete set play reviews, both attacking and defending
- Review of computer software for recording set plays and writing report
PFSA Level 2
Opposition Analysis In Football
Designed and developed by industry-leading professionals at first-team level. The PFSA Level 2 Opposition Analysis in Football course is the only scouting analysis programme officially endorsed by Instat, the worlds leading video analysis software to elite clubs in Europe and overseas.
The practical and new ONLINE PFSA Level 2 Opposition Analysis in Football course takes the online Level 1 much further by delving into assessed match reporting.
The new Level 2 is a result of our groundbreaking work on the PFSA Scouting Network of which is exclusive for PFSA certified football scouts. Both the PFSA Level 1 and 2 in Opposition Analysis will give you access onto the PFSA Scouting Network, which will give you an opportunity to generate detailed reports for first-team management.
The Level 2 Opposition Analysis is an applied certification, meaning you are asked to analyse a real game.
Please note the online PFSA Level 1 Opposition Analysis In Football course is included within this course and can be taken online prior to attending.
Please note due to COVID-19 we have decided to take the PFSA Level 2 online, which gives our users the opportunity to network and learn from professionals overseas
- Module 1 & 2
- Understanding the role, aims and expectations of a professional opposition scout.
- Evolution of opposition scouting
- Opposition analysis and the recruitment workflow
- Modern scouting developments and the use of metrics
- Understanding systems of play
- Analysing a teams formation
- Analysing a teams style of play and how they are influenced
- Understanding levels of performance and expectations
- Module 3, 4 and 5
- Set-plays and tools for application
- Breaking down set-plays
- Wide-angled match analysis
- Compiling an effective opposition report
- Using software, analysis tools and data applications
- The future of scouting
The PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification in Football Course is an industry leading, internationally recognised CPD accredited certification by the PFSA and our most popular option. The PFSA Level 2 has been taken by many ex-professional footballers and current Heads of Recruitment to further their knowledge of Talent Identification and is the only Level 2 across the globe that is confidently and exclusively endorsed by Instat, the world-leading provider of scouting analysis software to elite clubs across the Globe.
The PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification In Football course can be taken either online or as a practical session. However, please note that due to COVID-19 practical sessions are postponed until at least December.
