AFCAS - POSITIONAL SCOUTING & RECRUITMENT WORKSHOP - MODULE 4

WHO IS THE WORKSHOP FOR?

This two-day, seven-hour, fully interactive workshop is designed for scouts, coaches, and agents who have previously attended our MODULE 1, 2 and 3 workshops and wish to further develop their scouting and recruitment knowledge. This workshop is a continuation of the MODULE 3 workshop.

In this online workshop, attendees will further enhance their understanding of the Scouting Process and how Recruitment Departments function through interactive tasks and scenarios encountered while working at a professional football club. The knowledge gained from the MODULE 1 - 3 workshops is required to complete the recruitment tasks.

Attendees will learn how to create 360 scout reports, which involve assessing players in their playing positions as well as evaluating their involvement in set-pieces.

They will learn how to assess a player’s deliveries at set-pieces, identifying good and poor deliveries.

Furthermore, attendees will develop the ability to identify and assess players’ involvement in attacking and defending set-pieces, highlighting strengths and weaknesses.

Specialized playing positions will continue to be evaluated and assessed using video tasks to enhance technical understanding and knowledge.

Participants will engage in advanced scenario-based recruitment tasks, including working as part of a recruitment team at an EFL CHAMPIONSHIP Club and making decisions regarding recruitment targets. Attendees will also face scenario tasks as scouts working for a player agency.

Scouting handouts and software will be provided to all participants before and after the workshop, enabling them to complete their own scouting reports using various scouting templates for different assignments.

WORKSHOP CONTENT:

WITH THE USE OF VIDEO TASKS, GROUP WORK, SCENARIO TASKS AND PLAYER PROFILE TASKS -

POSITIONAL FOCUS - HOW TO PROFILE AND ASSESS -

• THE LEFT / RIGHT-MIDFIELDER
• CENTRE-FORWARD (ADVANCED ASSESSMENTS)
• DEFENSIVE-MIDFIELDER

RECRUITMENT -

• ASSESS THE SIGNING POTENTIAL OF A PLAYER WITH SCENARIO TASKS
• COMPARE THE SIGNING POTENTIAL OF TWO PLAYERS (CENTRE-FORWARDS)
• SQUAD MAPPING - ASSESSING THE DEPTH OF A SQUAD AND HIGHLIGHTING RECRUITMENT NEEDS & PROVIDING RECOMMEND POTENTIAL SIGNINGS
• FOOTBALL AGENCY TASK - ASSESSING PERFORMANCE AND MATCHING THE PLAYER WITH A SUITABLE CLUB

FURTHER AREAS TO ASSESS IN PLAYER PERFORMANCE - 360 DEGREE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT -

• ASSESSING PLAYER PERFORMANCE AT DEFENDING AND ATTACKING SET-PIECES
• ASSESSING PLAYER SET-PIECE DELIVERIES

Homework tasks will be assigned to provide further opportunities for you to apply your newly acquired skills and receive feedback during the workshop.

Online Workshop presented by Ged Searson - an experienced football coach for almost 30 years and a Professional Football Scout with over 15 years experience working at the highest level of International Football, the English Premier League, Football League and National League.

Current Chief Scout and Analyst of the Malawi National team working at the successful 2022 African National Cup in Cameroon.

Former West Ham United first-team opposition scout / Domestic and European player scout.

An experienced Chief Scout of Grimsby Town FC and Leyton Orient FC in the English Football League.

First team opposition Scout of Gillingham FC and Barnet FC.

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