PFSA Level 2
Opposition Analysis In Football
Leading opposition analysis course in the UK and overseas delivered by industry-experts
GET CERTIFIED AND ESTABLISH A CAREER IN PROFESSIONAL OPPOSITION SCOUTING! Designed and developed by leading experts to equip football scouts with the ability to effectively analyse the opposition using industry best practice. EXCLUSIVELY endorsed by Instat.
Collecting precise, up-to-date and insightful information about upcoming opponents (and reporting it effectively) is absolutely vital to team and club success. This PFSA Level 2 Opposition Analysis in Football course was developed by elite Premier League Opposition Scouts, Scouting Department Heads and Academy Managers.
Successful completion of the course leads to certification as a professional Opposition Scout, access to the Instat online football analysis platform, membership to PFSA Scouting Network, opportunities to generate real, detailed opposition reports for active first-team managers and coaches, career advice and much, much more.
Developed within the guidelines and framework of the English Premier League’s Elite Player Performance Plan (the EPPP), the course offers an unmatched insight into the world of elite-level opposition scouting. Equally important, it equips you with the tools needed to assess the matchday strengths, weaknesses, shapes, strategies and set pieces of opposing teams through the guidance and eyes of experienced and hard-working opposition scouts. Take your football analysis skills to the next level!
Suitable For:
- Football scouts with a deep interest for opposition and individual analysis and the demands set within the game
- Football scouts with an advanced knowledge of the role looking to further their employment potential within a club
- Industry recognition with a professional grade certification
- Football scouts looking to enhance their talent identification and analysis capabilities
- Football scouts looking to gain access on to the UK’s largest independent professional scouting network with the PFSA.
Learning outcomes:
Successful completion of the PFSA Level 2 Opposition Analysis In Football course will provide you with the knowledge to:
- Understand the complexity the role demands – within a department at a range of levels including advanced, intermediate and beginner.
- Gain a solid understanding of the tools and technology utilised within analysis, meeting the adaptions within the game
- Establish deeper understanding in applying and presenting reports in line with best practice methodology at a range of levels
- Understand formations and their impact on gameplay and analysis
- Ability to sufficiently analyse game performance and present with confidence to your peers.
- Demonstrate understanding around systems of play, principles of play, units and outcomes. Aligned to club expectations.
- Conduct advanced game analysis to consolidate learning objectives to achieve professional competences
- Critically appraise different formations used within tactics, giving you the ability to adapt your analysis to certain styles of play
Units Include
- 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
- Session 1: Oct 30th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Oct 31st – 3pm/7pmV (FULL)
- Session 1: Nov 27th 9am/1pm | Session 2: Nov 28th – 9am/1pm (LIMITED)
- Session 1: Dec 18th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Dec 19th – 3pm/7pm (NEW)
- Session 1: Jan 29th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Jan 30th – 3pm/7pm (NEW)
- Session 1: Feb 26th 9am/1pm | Session 2: Feb 26th 9am/1pm (NEW)
- Session 1: Mar 26th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Mar 27th – 9am/1pm (NEW)
Overview
Duration:
Eight (8) hours of face-to-face (via Zoom) online learning sessions with additional time required for private study and completion of set workbook tasks. Online learning consists of two, 4-hour sessions
Teaching & Learning styles:
Online Zoom large group presentations by lead tutors, online Zoom breakout sessions and interactive tasks, tutor and student-led group discussions, workbook completion comprising player analysis tasks, multiple choice, short answer and matching questions, review exercises and private study.
Tutors:
Delivered by TWO of our UEFA Pro License tutors and one of our expert opposition analyst currently engaged as Head of Opposition Scouting for a Championship club.
Assessment:
The assessment for this course will consist of satisfactory completion of two course workbooks. The workbooks comprise additional course content, opposition analysis tasks, true/false, ranking, multiple choice and short answer questions, review and reflection tasks and private study. Once successfully completed, access to the Scouting Network will require successful completion of an additional individual assessment by a course tutor.
Dates:
All dates and times are in GMT
- Session 1: Oct 30th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Oct 31st – 3pm/7pmV (FULL)
- Session 1: Nov 27th 9am/1pm | Session 2: Nov 28th – 9am/1pm (LIMITED)
- Session 1: Dec 18th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Dec 19th – 3pm/7pm (NEW)
- Session 1: Jan 29th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Jan 30th – 3pm/7pm (NEW)
- Session 1: Feb 26th 9am/1pm | Session 2: Feb 26th 9am/1pm (NEW)
- Session 1: Mar 26th – 3pm/7pm | Session 2: Mar 27th – 9am/1pm (NEW)
Level1
Opposition Analysis In Football included
The PFSA Level 1 Opposition Analysis course is 100% self-paced and can be taken at your own pace and in your own time. This is also included in the Level 2 Opposition Analysis in Football course. Once registered below, a member of the PFSA will be in touch with all the details on how to enrol, and claim the free Level 1.
Register onto the level 2 using the form below
Use the dropdown menu below to register and enrol onto the PFSA Level 1 Opposition Analysis In Football course
The PFSA Level 2 Opposition Analysis in Football course is delivered 100% online. We recommend that you access the course on a PC or MAC and that you have the latest version of Google Chrome installed to ensure optimal speed and ease of use. Once you have completed the registration form below and made your payment, you will receive your assigned username and password (within 24 hours). Be sure to check your spam/junk folder in case of a delay.
