It is evident that the use of performance analysis in elite sport is growing and therefore it is important to understand the importance of the role that the performance analyst plays. To date however very little research has gone into examining the role and perception of analysts working in sport. That`s why it was great to see publishes in the International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport in the following piece; The role of performance analysts within the coaching process: Performance Analysts Survey `The role of performance analysts in elite football club settings` by Craig White, Steve Atkins, Bryan Jones and Jason Todd who aimed to identify the roles analysts play in the feedback process within professional clubs. What is interesting in the investigation is that they explore the relationship between analysts and the coaches within professional clubs and look at how the role differs in analysts working at academy and professional level. The research was based on a questionnaire that was completed by analysts working within elite football clubs and at academy level. The questionnaire addressed topics such as, the importance of both, pre and post match feedback, the value of this feedback and the role of the analyst in compiling and presenting the feedback. The main findings were: - 70.2% of the analysts use an external company to code matches before analysing the games themselves. - 89.4% of the analysts believe the manager/analyst relationship is very important. - 77.1% of the analysts, identified and negotiated the key performance indicators with the coaching staff. - 72.9% of analysts provide additional analysis rather than just sticking to agreed KPI`s - 89.9% of the analysts asked said before delivering the post match feedback sessions the analysis compiled was reviewed with the coaching team. - Of these analysts 56.3% of the analysts found that their analysis changed upon review with the coaches
© Copyright 2013 All rights reserved.