Become a Scout! Two-level course by Italian star trainers.
FEC offers a unique opportunity for anyone who feels an urge to learn the basics of the scouting profession within an organized framework. Our two-level scout course provides an excellent opportunity for this purpose. The training is held by the Italian Riccardo Guffanti – the former leader and coordinator of the scout network of Udinese Calcio for more than 15 years – who usually passes his knowledge and experience to the participants supported by also a guest speaker.
Course description
Our two-level FEC Scout Training course is designed to provide you with the knowledge of the observation of players and talent identification. During the course, students will get an insight into the special tasks of a scout’s role, the role of scouts in club management, and learn about the latest methods of player and match analysis as well as they learn the evaluation criteria and the reporting system.
The man who discovered Alexis Sánchez
The instructor of the courses is the Italian expert Riccardo Guffanti, former director of Udinese Calcio’s scouting network, one of the most serious and most advanced scout networks in the world. He is currently a member of the Italian Football Federation. He provides the course and the students with more than 30 years of professional experience and a wealth of football expertise in today’s football, after discovering the following starts: Alexis Sánchez, Handanovíc, Cuadrado, Asamoah, Muntari.
Important Information
Basic Scout Course: Player Observation and more
The FEC Basic Scout Course offers entry to the world of professional football. Students can acquire all the necessary information and skills, which is indispensable for professional team and player analysis. The course offers a great opportunity for anyone who wants to develop and/or wants to understand and learn the fundamentals of the role of the scout’s job. Participating in the course can be useful for leaders, coaches, players, managers, analysts who work in the sport, as well as media professionals. We also recommend it to college students, or even high-school students, or even those who are planning to enter into professional football.
Within the two-day (~ 16 hours) intensive course, students can gain experience in the following topics in a lecture by renowned Italian expert Riccardo Guffanti:
- Basics of a scout’s job, role of the scout
- Coordinate the work of the scout – sports director – technical department
- Data collection and recording: what, how?
- What are the skills to gain in order to choose the best players?
- Evaluation methodology – at team and player level
- Introduction to video analysis
- Observation areas – divisions of properties/skills
- Peculiarities of the international observation and youth sector
- Reporting (compilation, prof. jargon)
- Simple and effective application of the most advanced programs in the player monitoring work – Wyscout
- Analysis of collaboration methods between scouts and agents
The program is informative! We reserve the right to change the program!
Pro Scout Course: The world of professional scouting
The FEC Pro Scout Course has been designed for advanced students. This education can be referred to as a workshop, because in this case we can talk about practically a professional meeting beyond the fact that participants can enrich themselves with new and useful knowledge. The Pro Scout Course aim to deepen and expand the knowledge gained in the basic course so that students can learn the tasks of the scout profession in a wider and deeper context. The course ends with a live analysis, where the exam work is also completed by the attendants.
Within the two-day (~ 16 hours) intensive course, students can gain experience in the following topics in a lecture by renowned Italian expert Riccardo Guffanti:
- Preparation for the afternoon game
- Special identification and monitoring of players and teams
- Detailed analysis mechanism by different positions/units
- Observing and evaluating the player’s technical abilities
- Creating a video report
- Match Analysis Video and Live – Comparison
- View Live Match – Reporting
The program is informative! We reserve the right to change the program!
- + Info: Basic Level
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Basic Scout Course: Player Observation and more
The FEC Basic Scout Course offers entry to the world of professional football. Students can acquire all the necessary information and skills, which is indispensable for professional team and player analysis. The course offers a great opportunity for anyone who wants to develop and/or wants to understand and learn the fundamentals of the role of the scout’s job. Participating in the course can be useful for leaders, coaches, players, managers, analysts who work in the sport, as well as media professionals. We also recommend it to college students, or even high-school students, or even those who are planning to enter into professional football.
Within the two-day (~ 16 hours) intensive course, students can gain experience in the following topics in a lecture by renowned Italian expert Riccardo Guffanti:
- Basics of a scout’s job, role of the scout
- Coordinate the work of the scout – sports director – technical department
- Data collection and recording: what, how?
- What are the skills to gain in order to choose the best players?
- Evaluation methodology – at team and player level
- Introduction to video analysis
- Observation areas – divisions of properties/skills
- Peculiarities of the international observation and youth sector
- Reporting (compilation, prof. jargon)
- Simple and effective application of the most advanced programs in the player monitoring work – Wyscout
- Analysis of collaboration methods between scouts and agents
The program is informative! We reserve the right to change the program!
- + Info: Pro Level
-
Pro Scout Course: The world of professional scouting
The FEC Pro Scout Course has been designed for advanced students. This education can be referred to as a workshop, because in this case we can talk about practically a professional meeting beyond the fact that participants can enrich themselves with new and useful knowledge. The Pro Scout Course aim to deepen and expand the knowledge gained in the basic course so that students can learn the tasks of the scout profession in a wider and deeper context. The course ends with a live analysis, where the exam work is also completed by the attendants.
Within the two-day (~ 16 hours) intensive course, students can gain experience in the following topics in a lecture by renowned Italian expert Riccardo Guffanti:
- Preparation for the afternoon game
- Special identification and monitoring of players and teams
- Detailed analysis mechanism by different positions/units
- Observing and evaluating the player’s technical abilities
- Creating a video report
- Match Analysis Video and Live – Comparison
- View Live Match – Reporting
The program is informative! We reserve the right to change the program!