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Learn Soccer Analytics with Wyscout 

8 week online course with live interactive zoom chats. Learn Wyscout with England Women's National Team Analyst. (Your wyscout password is included.)  Wyscout is used by over 4000 pro clubs, over 40 national teams, players, agents, scouts, analysts, footballing directors, and the media. Wyscout is a mandatory skill for those working in pro soccer. Learn how to analyze teams and players, access games, and understand transfer dynamics. Weekly interactive training sessions with Lee Fraser will give you hands on experience and catapult your soccer knowledge making you invaluable to soccer clubs.

Soccer Analytics jobs start here and our success stories prove it! Soccer teams and leagues at every level on every continent are using soccer analytics & Wyscout. Why? Wyscout is the biggest library of football video and data. Whether you are a scout, agent, manager, coach or media, you need to be proficient in Wyscout. In our 8-week online Soccer Analytics Course, you can learn the skills that are in demand from England Women's National Team's Lee Fraser. Includes a Wyscout password! 

NEXT START DATE: November 4
Weekly Live Interactive Zoom Chats with Lee Fraser

NEXT START DATE:
November 4

Weekly Live Interactive Zoom Chats with Lee Fraser

MONDAYS 11 am PT 2 pm ET 6 pm GMT
8-week online course
Access to SMWW network
Resume enhancement
Ongoing career advice
Class size limited to 15 students

Mentors

Chania

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What You Can Expect From Our Soccer Analytics Course

 Learn powerful uses for soccer analytics and soccer operations such as:​

  • Advance training in the Wyscout platform
  • Data-driven advanced scouting and in-game preparation
  • How to assess individual players & teams using analytics
  • How to capture & analyze data and video content
  • How to access games and analyze competition quickly
  • Identify talent
  • Understand Wyscout’s intuitive search and query tools 
  • Learn how to navigate through performance and career data, reports and videos efficiently


If you are looking for entry-level positions within soccer leagues, associations, or teams, with third-party vendors and consultants, or you are just a soccer fan who wants to better understand the tools the pros use to evaluate players and build a team, this course is for you. With Wyscout, you can flag potential targets and evaluate them through video. Take scouting and player development programs to new heights. Find hidden gems. Advance your media career with key information. Learn from the very best in the business. Quickly understand Wyscout’s intuitive search and query tools so you easily navigate through performance & career data, reports and videos. Understand advanced search to find the right players. 

Soccer Analytics Course Breakdown

In addition to the weekly live interactive zoom video chats with Lee Fraser and Wyscout professionals, soccer analytics experts, and scouts, students will receive textbooks and Wyscout password for the course.

8-Week Course Outline

Week 1: Role of Soccer Analytics
Week 2: The Wyscout platform
Week 3: Individual player analysis using analytics
Week 4: Player Market Analytics
Week 5: Advanced Wyscout techniques
Week 6: Advanced Team Analysis
Week 7: Knowledge Management, Networking, & Career Development 
Week 8: Soccer Analytics – The Way Forward  

You will learn how to use data effectively by creating KPI's and metrics which identify needs and requirements, create player information cards, and player video reports. Lee will share his proven techniques of how to anticipate and deal with requests from coaching and recruitment staff within soccer from "boot" room to "board" room. With the ability to learn via zoom, Lee can cater what you are learning to your specific needs and skill sets.

Meet Your Soccer Analytics Course Mentor

Lee Fraser

Currently, Lee Fraser is the England Women's Physical Performance Analyst at The FA. Lee has over 20 years of experience in the Premier League with Newcastle United FC as a Technical Scout, Talent ID & Data Analyst. Lee has earned the Talent Identification Level 4 Course in Leadership. and Management with the FA.  Lee has also consulted in analytics for many soccer operations, including for the South African "Road to World Cup" in 1998, the UEFA Champions League in 2003, the UEFA Cup from 2003 – 2007 and the Welsh FA in 2007. Lee will help you avoid the pitfalls in fiding true insight from data. Lee is an excellent mentor and reference for your future career, CV and resume. Whether you are a top executive of a team or league and want to understand soccer analytics, or a parent of a future star, Lee will make Wyscout and Soccer Analytics easy to understand and utilize.

Analytics is the 2nd Language of Soccer

The company leading the charge in soccer analytics is Wyscout, whose video analytics platform are used by over 600 leagues around the globe.  Wyscout includes almost a million player profiles and a decade of historical data. Wyscout is the 2nd language of World Soccer at every level of the game. Led by Lee Fraser, England Women's Physical Performance Analyst at The FA, our Soccer Analytics Course is the only one of its kind. The live interactive zoom video chats directly with Lee Fraser and fellow students, allows you the opportunity to build personal relationships and rapport with successful leaders in the world of soccer. 

Included in the 8-week online Soccer Analytics Course is your very own Wyscout password:

  • Unlimited Wyscout Video covering the biggest leagues in England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United States, and more!
  • Player Reports
  • Shadow Team
  • Playlist and Draw
  • Full Match video views within certain countries
  • Video Download within certain countries
  • Advanced Search
  • Rankings
  • Statistics
  • Data
  • And of course, live Zoom chats with your mentor Lee Fraser

Why You Should Take Our Soccer Analytics Course

Analytics in all sports now starts with data.

How do you know how efficient Cristiano Ronaldo is as a player if you have no benchmark data to compare his work to? Can you determine with any statistical significance if Leo Messi is improving or declining in play without a thorough data profile of his career? How do you evaluate players in the transfer window without a deep understanding of their positional value?

Wyscout is the source for all such data, a treasure chest of information for the stats-minded soccer analyst. Wyscout is the world’s biggest library of football video and data.
And it’s all available on one platform.

Wyscout is the largest database of soccer video worldwide. Wyscout adds over 1,000 matches to their platform each week. Full matches are tagged, action by action, player by player, creating more than 30 million match events. In total, over 80 countries, 40 national federations, and 150 championships are featured on the Wyscout platform. Wyscout collects data and video from more than 600 competitions worldwide.

Simply put, everyone needs to understand Wyscout. Learning Wyscout has never been more important to make evidence-based decisions. With Wyscout, you can flag potential targets and evaluate them through video before sending scouts to see them.

As part of this course, you will receive advanced training in this one-of-a-kind tool for soccer analytics, the only advanced training of its kind. You will be Wyscout certified!

Who should take the Soccer Analytics Course:

  • Scouts
  • Agents
  • Coaches
  • Director of Soccer
  • GM
  • Sporting Director
  • Technical Director
  • Chief Executive
  • Manager
  • Analyst
  • Referee
  • Players
  • Parents of future soccer stars
  • Soccer enthusiasts

Course Details

Weekly Interactive Zoom Video Chats: A unique aspect of each 8-week course is the opportunity for students to participate in weekly, interactive live zoom video chats with fellow students, Lee Fraser, and guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to learn from your course facilitators. In addition, the chat allows you to network within the international soccer industry and build lasting relationships with your course facilitators and fellow students. If you are unable to attend the chat they are recorded and archived and you can listen at a more convenient time.

Online Education: This innovative academic course is facilitated through a web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the live interactive zoom video chats in addition to the online discussion boards, weekly readings, weekly quizzes, course projects, and interaction amongst fellow sports business-minded students and faculty. The course content is the foundation of a successful career on the business side of professional soccer!

Global Participation: SMWW students participate from over 162 countries. Courses have an international influence and instructors will cater assignments to specific countries or leagues. Countries with economic challenges are eligible for economic discounts.

University Credit Available: For additional fees to Fort Hays State University in Kansas, you may receive graduate or undergraduate university credit for Sports Management Worldwide's courses. Click here for more information.

Sports Career Conferences: Throughout the year, Sports Management Worldwide hosts Sports Career Conferences at a variety of sporting events. These are fabulous networking events that put SMWW alumni in the heart of the action. Opportunities to meet executives at all levels of sport are facilitated. Visit SMWW Sports Career Conferences to learn more.

Advanced Certificates: Want to take your career to the next level? Our Advanced Certificates have been hand-selected by our team of sports industry experts to put you on a path to success. These bundles allow you to take advantage of our biggest discount available, by bundling multiple courses and becoming an expert in that field. Learn more about our Advanced Certificates here.

Military Discount: For those individuals who represent their country in military service, (active, reserve, or retired) we offer a discount. Thank you for serving your country! For more information on the Military Discount please Click Here.

Tax Write Off (For USA Citizens): SMWW course tuition, books, and supplies can be used for education tax credits. Save your receipts and consult with your tax advisor on how this applies to you.

Course Certificate

As a graduate of this class, you will receive a personal reference you may add to your resume with contact information for Dr. Lynn Lashbrook and acknowledgment that you have been mentored by Lee Fraser while becoming Wyscout certified.

Successful graduates of the Soccer Analytics course will be sent an SMWW Certificate of Accomplishment. This certificate represents not only your soccer analytic and 'Wyscout' ability but also demonstrates your personal commitment to self-improvement and the ability to "self-train" yourself for higher positions within the professional soccer industry.

Resume Redesign Service

Acquiring the skills necessary for your dream sports career is only one part of the employment journey. Even with the required skill set, you still have to market yourself properly to attract the attention of sports industry employers. 

At SMWW, we’ll teach you the skills you need to thrive AND help you redesign your resume for optimal impact in the sports industry. We’ll help you craft a resume to highlight your new skills in Soccer Analytics, including a reference from Lee Fraser while optimizing it to reach hiring managers searching online. 

We want you to become the next SMWW success story and will go to great lengths to help you get there!

Upon successful graduation of the Soccer Analytics Course you'll have many options:

Become an SMWW Scout

Successful graduates will be invited to join SMWW Scouting, our network of professional scouts working across all sports and in all countries. You will have the ability to market yourself as a SMWW Scout and Soccer Analyst.

SMWW will become your match-makers! (pun intended!)

The site will include your own webpage with your picture and biography and samples of your best Soccer Analytic reports. As a graduate of the Soccer Analytics course you are eligible to apply for acceptance as an SMWW Soccer Scout.

Work for a Team

Our goal is to see all graduates of our Soccer Analytics course gain employment in soccer worldwide. Your chances of accepting an offer of employment within professional soccer will greatly improve by going through the program. Upon graduation, SMWW will customize a soccer portfolio to assist you with your career goals.

Through our extensive network of professional soccer teams' worldwide, soccer departments, and soccer organizations, our objective is to prepare you for when the right job opportunities become available. Numerous people that have gone through our programs are now employed in great positions and you could do the same. We want to help you launch your soccer career and help you find a position where you can be the most successful and satisfied!

 

THREE MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $650

Or a single payment of $1,950

Includes all course textbooks and access to a web-based classroom. Shipping is additional.

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Prerequisites: Must be 18 or older to participate and have a passion for sports.
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