Introduction to Performance Analysis
A free short course by Sportal Corporate — not a credit-bearing university award.
2h 4m of video8 videos13 written lessons
What a performance analyst does — notation, video analysis, key performance indicators, opposition scouting, and feedback a coach will use.
The course starts with the job itself, then covers performance analysis end to end: how players and coaches genuinely use video, why video analysis changes behaviour, how to analyse the opposition, and how to choose key performance indicators that mean something rather than everything that can be counted. It closes with communicating analysis so it gets used, and a full analysis worked start to finish.
It is aimed at aspiring analysts, coaches doing their own analysis, and PE and sports science students. Eight video lessons are released one at a time, with written notes, key terms and a practical exercise. Pass the ten-question quiz at 80% and your certificate is issued instantly, carrying an ID anyone can verify.
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Free, self-paced, no payment. Work through the lessons, pass the quiz, and get a certificate you can verify by QR code.
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What you will learn
21 lessons · 2h 4m- 1How this course works
- 2Video 1 — What does a performance analyst do?4m
- 3Notes — What does a performance analyst do?
- 4Video 2 — Performance analysis in one lesson2m
- 5Notes — Performance analysis in one lesson
- 6Video 3 — How players and coaches actually use video3m
- 7Notes — How players and coaches actually use video
- 8Video 4 — How to analyse the opposition10m
- 9Notes — How to analyse the opposition
- 10Video 5 — Why video analysis works16m
- 11Notes — Why video analysis works
- 12Video 6 — Choosing key performance indicators25m
- 13Notes — Choosing key performance indicators
- 14Video 7 — Communicating analysis so it gets used28m
- 15Notes — Communicating analysis so it gets used
- 16Video 8 — A full performance analysis, start to finish36m
- 17Notes — A full performance analysis, start to finish
- 18Key terms
- 19Key takeaways
- 20Applied output — A pre-match opposition report and a post-match review
- 21Exercise — Code ten minutes of a match
Lessons unlock one at a time. Finish them all, score 80% on the quiz, and your certificate is issued automatically.