Ends May 12th 2025 
After defining a playing philosophy you’ll be provided a wide range of case studies and opinions from professional Coaches & Analysts on different phases of the game. From there you’ll re-define your philosophy, build ways to measure areas you value the most and learn how to evaluate performances objectively post-game. After this, you’ll see and hear how these insights impact session design and feedback to players at the professional level.
Throughout the course you’ll build a working analysis plan for your team to take away and use.
HOMECOURSESPost-Match Performance analysis
Post-Match Performance Analysis
Full
Syllabus
10+ hrs
Duration
Bespoke Course
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Certificate
Post-Match
Performance Analysis
Learn how quality analysis can help build and reinforce a team playing philosophy. Leave with a clear working plan of how, and why to measure performances as you build a post-game analysis process for your own team.
Club’s staff who have taken our courses before
Clubs/Federations
Featured Course Contributor:
Mike Rigg Former Manchester City and Burnley Technical Director
You'll learn from:
✅ Video interviews with professional Analysts and Head Coaches
✅ Tasks designed to help understand Performance Analysis and how it can benefit teams and players
✅ Exclusive articles and case studies on the inner workings of professional clubs
✅ Your final project reviewed by a professional Analyst and their feedback
Define your style of play and how to measure success in each area
Feedback video and performance metrics to players
Use analysis insights to design more relevant training sessions
Identify areas of concern quicker than the naked eye, or positively reinforce good performances
Full Course Description
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COURSE MODULES
Get to know the course contributors, complete your first basic task and start your analysis plan.
See professional Analysts break down set pieces to score goals with real-life examples. Hear from Head Coaches about how they value them. Read and watch other case studies from professional clubs.
Consider what you currently do post-game to review performances and where you’d like to do more.
Make changes to your playing philosophy based on insights from the attacking, defensive & set-piece modules.
Learn about the psychology of memory recall and how it can lead to remembering things incorrectly. See how this has driven the Performance Analysis movement and hear from professional Analysts & Head Coaches on this.
Learn to measure aspects of your playing philosophy and create a post-game process to give an objective analysis of performances.
Read, watch & learn about playing philosophies. Hear why professional Head Coaches and Analysts value them and how they aid team and player development and impact the analysis process.
A soft introduction to our course on individual player development. How can we take the learning from the previous modules and apply them to our individual players to evaluate performances and impact our behaviour.
Experience three case studies on Jesse Marsch, Man City & the Philadelphia Union and hear from key club personnel about how analysis impacts their work.
One of the most important aspects of analysis – how do we train differently with better information? Hear from Head Coaches & Analysts about how their work impacts session design.
See what data analysis has taught professional football about scoring goals. Broken down into simple takeaways to help better understand the attacking side f the game and what we might want to value and measure.
Insights into how Coaches & Analysts use KPI’s to set targets and evaluate success with players. Hear about information overload, the power of self-analysis and how individuals, groups and teams are exposed to video and data.
What has data taught us about creating chances, where the best ones come from and what top players and teams do more often to create more than others.
The big picture. How does analysis help set targets for a season, how do we track progress and use this information? Hear how season long targets are used by professional Head Coaches and teams.
Investigate defensive concepts and hear how defensive performances are measured and evaluated by Head Coaches & Analysts.
Tie the course modules together with a full analysis plan you’ve worked on throughout the tasks in each one. Define your philosophy, measure it, use insights to design training sessions and plan how you’ll communicate this information with Players.
Featured
COURSE TUTORS
Mike Rigg
Mike Rigg is a technical leader and strategic thinker with over 25 years experience in the professional game. Mike has served as Technical Director for Man City, Burnley, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham as well as the Welsh Football Association. Mike has also been Academy Manager at Sheffield Wednesday, Head of Talent Management at the English FA and Chief Scout at Blackburn Rovers.
Jim Curtin
Jim Curtin is Head Coach of Philidalphia Union. Under Curtin, the Union won their first ever MLS regular season title and no team has taken more points than them from 2019-2022. Known for his innovative approach to analysis and player involvement, Curtin could be described as a modern facilitator who gives players ideas and tools to self-develop with targeted guidance.
Ewan Sharp
Ewan Sharp is a First Team Coach for Leeds United. With a background as a Performance Analyst, Ewan acts an a conduit between video & data and the coaching staff. Originally from Scotland, Ewan worked for Man Utd, New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC & Locomotive Moscow in similar roles.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Anybody who wants to learn about Performance Analysis, how it’s used to make more informed football decisions, and how professional teams use it. The course has been tested by professional Coaches & Analysts as well as those aspiring to gain a paid role in the industry. It’s suitable for Coaches or Analysts in US colleges, academies, semi-pro and professional teams. It’s also a great first step for those hoping to gain a role in the football industry.
The course is online and on-demand so you can learn on your own schedule and at your own pace. All the course content is embedded in webpages, so as long as you have an internet connection you can access it.
A combination of the APFA ambassadors and course contributors. Everybody who had input to the course has worked as a professional Analyst or Head Coach.
Most people take 15-20 hours to complete the course, but you can go at your own pace.
Your final report will be reviewed by a professional Analyst. The APFA has an extensive network of Analysts who want to help others progress their career and upgrade their skills.
No. Although the course could easily be split into different levels, the APFA has reviewed this strategy and it’s commonly used to boost income for companies rather than add learning value. This is against the core beliefs of the APFA.
Course fees help fund the APFA in giving back the football community. They help us power the website, put on networking and career events, host webinars and fund opportunities for under-represented groups. The APFA also donates to charitable causes. For more information on this check out the ‘About Us’ section of the site.
Possibly. But this course requires, watching lots of video content, reading PDF documents and building a written plan. You might be able to do it on a tablet with a larger screen, but a laptop would be best.
When you’re ready, purchase the course and you’ll receive a confirmation email with access details. The course will also be available via your membership account which you either already have, or you’ll create during the checkout process.