AFCAS e-Learning Interactive Football Fundamentals & Scouting Course – Level 1.
This is the – ‘AFCAS Football Fundamentals E Learning Course Level 1 an online interactive course. The course aims to set up a Football Foundation and to be an introduction into Scouting. A course for beginners into Scouting, as well as, Parents, Football Intermediaries/Agents, Football Enthusiasts and for anyone that are looking to learn more about the importance of observation and assessment in football.
This course will explain and teach you the basic principles of how to observe and assess a player’s performance during a football match. We will also give you scouting hints and tips to help aid you through matches to improve your observation techniques.
VIDEO EXAMPLES AND VIDEO MINI-TASKS
We will teach and explain which areas of a player's performance that you must observe and assess, showing you video clip examples of player performances, you can clearly understand and what you need to look for in players during games.
With over 100 interactive mini video tasks for you to complete through the course, your observation skills and knowledge learnt throughout the course will be tested to enhance that knowledge.
FULL SCOUTING TASKS
In the final sections of the course, you will assess the full performance of four individual players.
We will show you videos of the four players and you will fully assess their performances. Using the knowledge, you have gained during the course you will be able to clearly observe and assess the players' performances in a number of areas.
COMPLETION OF THE COURSE
On completion of this course, you will have a gained a good understanding and have a solid knowledge base to start scouting at live matches in order to gain practical experience. You will also be in a good position to better asses: your child playing performance and playing abilities as Parent or Guardian; players playing performance as Football coach/ Intermediary/Agent or potential Scout. Also, as Football Enthusiast you will better understand and evaluate the team’s performances.
You will receive an S4 Scouting certificate on completion of the course
AFCAS - e-learning Course - Level 1
Example Video
Course Curriculum
- BE PREPARED
- POINT OF OBSERVATION DURING THE MATCH
- THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTE TAKING DURING GAMES
- CREATING A REPORT ON A PLAYER - BASICS
- NOTE TAKING ON THIS COURSE
- HOW TO OBSERVE AND IDENTIFY A PLAYER'S PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
- WATCH THE PRE-MATCH WARM-UP (0:46)
- ASSESS AND RECORD THE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE PLAYER
- PLAYER STRENGTH ON THE BALL (0:38)
- TEST 1 - ASSESS AND RECORD THE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF A PLAYER (0:17)
- TEST 2 - ASSESS AND RECORD THE PACE AND MOBILITY OF THE PLAYER (0:31)
- WHAT TO OBSERVE IN A PLAYER'S PERFORMANCE
- RECEIVING THE BALL (3:07)
- RECEIVING THE BALL - MINI-TASK 1 (0:27)
- RECEIVING THE BALL - MINI-TASK 2 (0:13)
- RECEVINIG THE BALL - MINI-TASK 3 (0:26)
- RECEIVING THE BALL - MINI-TASK 4 (0:21)
- RECEIVING THE BALL - MINI-TASK 5 (0:21)
- RECEIVING THE BALL - MINI-TASK 6 (0:17)
- PASSING (2:20)
- PASSING - ONE-TOUCH PASSING (0:25)
- PASSING - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:20)
- PASSING - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:14)
- PASSING - MINI-TASK - LONG PASSING - 1 (0:19)
- PASSING - MINI-TASK - LONG PASSING - 2 (0:16)
- PASSING - MINI-TASK - LONG PASSING - 3 (0:21)
- PASSING - MINI-TASK - LONG PASSING - 4 (0:22)
- RUNNING WITH THE BALL (1:30)
- RUNNING WITH THE BALL - MINI-TASK 1 (0:22)
- RUNNING WITH THE BALL - MINI-TASK 2 (0:26)
- RUNNING WITH THE BALL - MINI-TASK 3 (0:23)
- DRIBBLING (2:43)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 1 (0:16)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 2 (0:17)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 3 (0:47)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 4 (0:15)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 5 (0:15)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 6 (0:14)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 7 (0:17)
- DRIBBLING - MINI-TASK 8 (0:13)
- CROSSING (2:25)
- CROSSING - MINI-TASK 1 (0:14)
- CROSSING - MINI-TASK 2 (0:17)
- CROSSING - MINI-TASK 3 (0:16)
- CROSSING - MINI-TASK 4 (0:13)
- CROSSING - MINI-TASK 5 (0:13)
- CROSSING - MINI-TASK 6 (0:14)
- CROSSING MINI-TASK - 7 (0:16)
- CROSSING MINI-TASK - 8 (0:20)
- SHOOTING (2:31)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK 1 (0:30)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:11)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:13)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 4 (0:14)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 5 (0:14)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 6 (0:16)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 7 (0:12)
- SHOOTING - MINI-TASK - 8 (0:13)
- HEADING - ATTACKING (1:40)
- HEADING - ATTACKING - MINI-TASK 1 (0:14)
- HOW TO ASSESS A PLAYER'S GAME AWARENESS (1:13)
- AWARENESS - MINI-TASK 1 (0:13)
- AWARENESS - MINI-TASK 2 (0:16)
- MINI-TASK - ON THE BALL PLAYER PROFILE (2:14)
- SUMMARY - PLAYER IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL
- HOW TO ASSESS THE PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION
- FINDING SPACE AND SUPPORTING ANGLES (1:34)
- MOVEMENT AND SUPPORTING ANGLES OFF THE BALL - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:29)
- MOVEMENT AND SUPPORTING ANGLES - OFF THE BALL - MINI-TASK 2 (1:06)
- FORWARD RUNS (1:37)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:23)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:32)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:22)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 4 (0:22)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 5 (0:18)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 6 (0:16)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 7 (0:19)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 8 (0:16)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 9 (0:23)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 10 (0:19)
- FORWARD RUNS - MINI-TASK - 11 (0:16)
- MOVEMENT AND FORWARD RUNS - PLAYER PROFILE - MINI-TASK - 1 (1:34)
- SUMMARY - PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION (TEAM IN POSSESSION)
- HOW TO ASSESS THE PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION
- CLOSING DOWN (1:17)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:24)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:15)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK 3 (0:20)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK - 4 (0:17)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK - 5 (0:24)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK - 6 (0:15)
- CLOSING DOWN - MINI-TASK - 7 (0:21)
- DEFENDING 1v1 (1:16)
- DEFENDING 1v1 - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:16)
- DEFENDING 1v1 - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:16)
- DEFENDING 1v1 - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:18)
- DEFENDING 1v1 - MINI-TASK - 4 (0:13)
- DEFENDING 1v1 - MINI-TASK - 5 (0:21)
- DEFENDING 1v1 - MINI-TASK - 6 (0:17)
- DEFENDING DUELS - WINNING BALLS AND MARKING (2:02)
- DEFENDING DUELS - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:13)
- DEFENDING DUELS - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:17)
- DEFENDING DUELS - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:14)
- DEFENDING DUELS - MINI-TASK - 4 (0:13)
- DEFENDING DUELS - MINI-TASK - 5 (0:21)
- DEFENDING DUELS - MINI-TASK - 6 (0:15)
- DEFENEDING DUEL - MINI-TASK - 7 (0:16)
- DEFENSIVE HEADING (1:13)
- DEFENSIVE HEADING - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:14)
- DEFENSIVE HEADING - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:17)
- DEFENSIVE HEADING - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:19)
- RECOVERY RUNS (0:29)
- RECOVERY RUN - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:20)
- RECOVERY RUN - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:28)
- RECOVERY RUN - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:18)
- RECOVERY RUN - MINI-TASK - 4 (0:20)
- RECOVERY RUN - MINI-TASK - 5 (0:16)
- COVERING (0:54)
- COVERING - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:24)
- RECOVERY RUN AND COVERING - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:12)
- SUMMARY - PLAYER OUT OF POSSESSION (OPPOSITION IN POSSESSION)
- ASSESSING A WIDE PLAYER
- WIDE PLAYER - IN POSSESSION (11:02)
- TEST - WIDE-MAN - IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL
- IN POSSESSION - TEST RESULT - ANALYSIS (5:02)
- WIDE-MAN - OUT OF POSSESSION (TEAM IN POSSESSION) (3:34)
- TEST - WIDE-MAN - OUT OF POSSESSION (TEAM IN POSSESSION)
- OUT OF POSSESSION (TEAM IN POSSESSION) TEST RESULTS - ANALYSIS (1:29)
- WIDE-MAN - OUT OF POSSESSION (OPPOSITION IN POSSESSION) (5:26)
- TEST - WIDE-MAN - OUT OF POSSESSION (OPPOSITION IN POSSESSION)
- OUT OF POSSESSION (OPPOSITION IN POSSESSION) - TEST RESULT - ANALYSIS (2:20)
- GOALKEEPING - HANDLING AND SHOT-STOPPING (2:35)
- SHOT-STOPPING - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:14)
- SHOT-STOPPING - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:12)
- SHOT-STOPPING - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:16)
- ADVANCING - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:14)
- DEALING WITH A BALL IN BEHIND THE DEFENCE – MINI-TASK – 1 (0:18)
- SHOT-STOPPING - PLAYER PROFILE - MINI-TASK (0:35)
- GOALKEEPING - DEALING WITH CROSSES (0:38)
- DEALING WITH CROSSES - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:15)
- DEALING WITH CROSSES - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:12)
- GOALKEEPING - DEALING WITH SET-PIECES (1:02)
- DEALING WITH SET-PIECES - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:10)
- DEALING WITH SET-PIECES - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:16)
- GOALKEEPER - DISTRIBUTION (1:38)
- DISTRIBUTION - MINI-TASK - 1 (0:21)
- DISTRIBUTION - MINI-TASK - 2 (0:26)
- DISTRIBUTION - MINI-TASK - 3 (0:17)
- SUMMARY - GOALKEEPER
GED SEARSON
Ged Searson has over 28 years of football coaching experience, mentored along the way by among others the legendary Sir Bobby Robson, and over 14 years experience as a scout in professional football to deliver Scouting Workshops and Courses of the highest level. As a former First Team Domestic and European scout of Premier League Club West Ham United and Chief Scout of two Football League clubs, Ged passes on his vast knowledge to his attendees through this interactive Scouting Course.
VIDEO EXAMPLES TO DEMONSTRATE GOOD AND POOR PLAY IN PLAYER PERFORMANCE
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OVER 100 VIDEO MINI-TASKS
Video mini-tasks are set during the course to test your observations with multi-choice quiz's
FOUR VIDEO SCOUTING ASSIGNMENTS
For the final course tests, four video scouting tasks are set to scout the match performance of four players.