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Match Data Collector to Performance Analyst (Academy / Lower League)
How to move from Match Data Collector to Performance Analyst (Academy / Lower League): what to learn, what to prove and what formal steps, if any, are needed.
Qualification check for Performance Analyst (Academy / Lower League)
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A qualification can help, but experience and results decide this move. A degree helps for screening, but evidence of finished analysis work counts more. Many analysts started as volunteers.
2 to 4 yearstypical timeline
3new skills to build
2qualifications to consider
+350%mid-point UK pay change, illustrative
The move at a glance
Match Data Collector
Tags events in matches from video for a data provider, often part-time and remote.
Performance Analyst (Academy / Lower League)
Films, tags and presents match and training video for coaches.
Skills and knowledge to build
Experience and routes that help
Qualifications to consider
Tools to learn
What the new role asks of you
- Film and edit matches and training sessions
- Create clips and reports for coaches
- Maintain the video library
Practical steps
- Ask for a small piece of the new role's work before you apply, for example one of the tasks above.
- Close the top gap first: Video Analysis.
- Keep a record of two results that show you working at the next level.
- Talk to three people who do the job. Ask how they got in, and who they would recommend you speak to.