Dan talks to Barry Frost of Pass Analysis about how you can get more all the analysis that might be available for your team. This is a very practical insight into getting more from the data, at all levels.
Here are some of the main topics we touched on:
What is analysis
How analysis creates new thoughts
How do we make analysis easy to use for coaches to make sense of it
What is the most essential information available
Winning the battle of the metrics
What does “opportunities taken and missed” mean for a coach
How do you have positive conversations with players with the data
What is a perfect pass?
How can we analyse decision making
What sort of analysis can you do when you are simply watching the game
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