What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Analyst position at Head Coach & General Manager?
Overall Objective: Provide detailed insights and analysis at a first-team level, contributing to the development and growth of analysis at Birmingham Legion Football Club. The successful candidate will encompass a versatile set of skills across video and data analysis and a deep tactical understanding of the game.
Main duties:
Main duties:
- Present detailed and informed analysis of opposition to coaches, according to the manager and coaching staff’s requirements.
- Produce a variety of resources specific to the opposition, to be delivered and available to the first-team players on a game-by-game basis.
- Provide and allow the coaching staff to conduct live, in-game, and immediate post-match tactical analysis with the use of video and data (where required) on a match day.
- Continually update knowledge of best practices within performance analysis and be proactive in the search and critique of new technology, innovations, and processes to enhance current practice.
Key tasks:
- Coding and analysis of opponents’ recent games, combined with the use of a variety of analysis software to produce all coach and player resources.
- Telestration of video, to enhance the portrayal of key messages and aid in the delivery
- Provide data-led team and opposition insights in the form of concise visual reports, from various data sources
- Set up and ensure a live touchline video solution allows for the tactical and technical review of instances live during all first-team games (where infrastructure permits).
- Facilitate other matchday analysis workflows to aid and improve performance in the immediate pre-game, half-time, and immediately following each first-team game.
Candidate Specifications:
Skills and Characteristics
- Video capture and coding, both live and pre/post-match.
- Video editing.
- Organization and archiving of data/video.
- Data collection, analysis & visualization.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced and flexible environment that requires proactive approaches.
- Good time management & organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.
- A commitment to continuing professional development.
Experience:
- Significant experience in pre-and post-match analysis in professional soccer
- Experience in providing live match analysis support in a stadium environment.
- Experience with Hudl SportsCode, Studio, Spiideo, Statsbomb & Wyscout
- Exceptional tactical/technical knowledge, with the ability to categorize key moments in video and data and provide insightful and professional feedback to various staff
Role Requirements:
- Work to meet deadlines whilst maintaining exceptional standards and meeting all analysis requirements of the first team playing staff.
- Stay up to date with developing technology and methods to maximize resources to best gain a competitive advantage over rivals.
- Have a proficient understanding of tactical implications within football and how these can be used to enhance performance on individual and team levels.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.