PFSA Scouting Network
Real Reports | Real Clubs | Real Opportunities
The PFSA has teamed up with top Football and National League clubs, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for PFSA-certified scouts and analysts! Collaborate with first-team management, refine your skills, and craft insightful reports on players, teams, and matches. The exclusive PFSA Scouting Network provides invaluable experience, empowering you to confidently launch a career in football. Join a network that has propelled participants into industry roles by arming them with essential skills and expertise.
Why join the PFSA Scouting Network
Becoming a member of the PFSA Scouting Network holds numerous advantages for those striving to establish themselves within the industry. By joining, you’ll access an array of unique opportunities designed to enhance your skills and elevate your career opportunities.
- Exclusive for PFSA-Certified Scouts
- Work With First-Team Management
- Develop Advanced Reports
- Access Exclusive Opportunities
- Network with Industry Professionals
- Enhance Your CV/Resume
Types of Assignments
The PFSA Scouting Network performs two types of assignments: opposition reports and general scouting, conducted live or via video.
As a PFSA Scouting Network member specialising in opposition analysis, your role involves creating detailed reports to influence team strategies. Key report components include analysing team formations and tactics, evaluating key player performances, examining set pieces, reviewing recent matches for strategic trends, reporting on injuries and suspensions, and considering the game’s broader context. These insights give your team a strategic edge over competitors.
As a PFSA Scouting Network member, you’ll create various scouting reports vital for team decision-making on player recruitment and development. Your work may include assessing player performance, identifying emerging talent, tracking development progress, or analysing injury impact. These reports help shape strategic decisions and contribute to club success.
Opportunities
The PFSA Scouting Network collaborates with numerous high-profile clubs that directly request football scouts and analysts from our network. The experience gained through the PFSA Scouting Network is unparalleled, providing scouts and analysts with crucial insights necessary to apply for or be considered for roles within football clubs.
The PFSA Scouting Network offers genuine experience, empowering you to confidently pursue a career in football after crafting several professional-level reports. We have successfully placed hundreds, if not thousands, of professionals in suitable roles within the industry.
Club Partners
Below is a selection of clubs that are currently, or have previously been, part of the PFSA Scouting Network. We work closely with our professional partners and have collaborated with numerous clubs over the years. These clubs have provided newly certified PFSA Football Scouts and Analysts with invaluable first-team experience.
We’re always expanding and partnering with new clubs. If you’d like to register your club, follow this link: https://thepfsa.co.uk/scoutingnetwork/
Over the past four seasons, the PFSA have provided an outstanding opposition scouting network for our club, playing an important role during the most successful period in our history. Throughout our collaboration, the quality, detail, and professionalism of the reports received have consistently been of a high standard and have been greatly valued by the coaching staff. During our time working together, the club has achieved two promotions, and the contribution of the PFSA’s scouting network to that success should not be underestimated. I would have no hesitation in recommending the PFSA to any club looking for a professional and dependable scouting network. They have been a pleasure to work with and we thank them for all of their support and contribution over the last four years.
On behalf of the 1st team manager, coaching staff, myself & players I am writing to offer my sincere thanks to all the scouts at the PFSA for all their diligent work throughout the past season, whilst you must not under estimate the part you played in the promotion to the EFL League 1. The quality of the reports along with the efficiency of sending in the reports in ample time for the coaching staff to prepare the team has been excellent.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible and to maintain integrity of our reports on the PFSA Scouting Network, each member needs to be, as a minimum, either PFSA Level 2 Opposition Analysis In Football, PFSA Level 2 Talent Identification In Football or PFSA Analysis Programme certified. Click on the courses below to find out more.
Frequently Asked Questions
The PFSA Scouting Network is a structured program that allows scouts and analysts to develop their skills by offering them opportunities to work alongside professional clubs. Through this network, members can undertake scouting assignments, gain experience and possibly move towards a career within football scouting.
Membership in the PFSA Scouting Network is available to those interested in a career in football scouting. To join, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria of being certified in either Level 2 Talent Identification or Level 2 Opposition Analysis. After meeting these requirements, individuals are invited to apply for network membership.
Members of the PFSA Scouting Network have access to a variety of assignments, including live or video scouting of matches, player assessments, and analysis of team performances. The assignments providing members with invaluable practical experience.
Once your registration is approved, you’ll be added to our network’s mailing list. Our scouting coordinator will manage this list and assign you to fixtures. Please allow up to 7 days to receive your first email. Once a fixture has been claimed, you will receive all the support you need to complete your assignment.
Registration
Complete the registration form below to sign up. After registering, you will receive additional information on the process.
