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Virtual Coaching

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Updated: Jul 25, 2022

The continuing story


We previously highlighted ' Self Training ' in our report on ' Virtual Coaching' ( see below ) which obviously had a big boost from the lockdowns associated with the Pandemic.

Irrespective of how the Pandemic, with new variants will affect us all in 2022 , there is little doubt ' Self Training ' or ' Virtual Coaching will be a growth area.


The major apps in this market are :

WITH SPECIFIC TALENT ID FUNCTIONS :

Joined recently by Balln promoted by Kevin De Bruyne

Balln’s target customers are youth players ages 8-17. A user’s smartphone is affixed to a tripod or held by another person while players complete drills indoors or outdoors. Through a smartphone camera, the app’s computer vision tracks player and ball movement to provide feedback on a user’s shooting, pace, dribbling, agility, first touch, passing, reaction speed and ball control abilities.

The app’s Player Card feature rates a user’s skill level based on past studies of hundreds of thousands of youth soccer players. Users can also watch more than 350 training videos on Balln, which adds augmented reality graphics for on-screen display while recording a player’s training session.


My Personal Football Coach - another Self Training tool - has a new online course available for Strikers. See here

OTHER NEW ENTRANTS INTO THE MARKET ARE :



VIDEO EXAMPLES OF VIRTUAL COACHING

  • ProFormance Global : https://youtu.be/csiVzc4HXvE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usp5KgGpvjs

  • My Personal Football Coach - Virtual Academy : https://youtu.be/4U9alHnEbj4

  • Colorado Rapids : https://www.facebook.com/RapidsYouthSoccerClub/videos/901734510620389/ and https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JUdiQlF_Bn2RF9PZWUEEoRDzN8a46rS6/view?usp=sharing

  • Famer example https://youtu.be/mcrmCfiBTGc

  • Kuala Lumpur Rovers Academy U9 x Train Effective https://youtu.be/44mqOvWhudk

  • Joner Football example : https://youtu.be/O1chAJQ6RtY

CASE STUDIES

INVESTMENT REPORTS


Examples of Virtual Holiday Camps

Mental Training https://girlssoccernetwork.com/lifestyle/organizations/amanda-ferranti-empowerment-sports-mental-training-health/ Safety and Safeguarding Ground Rules

  • Top tips to create your own virtual sports day at home - https://www.youthsporttrust.org/news/top-tips-create-your-own-virtual-sports-day-home

  • https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/cycletraining/article/20200505-coaching-news-Good-practice-for-Virtual-Coaching-Sessions-0

VIRTUAL REALITY

  • VIRTUAL SOCCER TRAINING AND INDEXING THROUGH REZZIL : http://www.rebel76soccer.com/virtual-reality.html

  • Soccer Dream : https://www.soccerdream.com/

  • Sports Tech Comes Of Age With VR Training, Coaching Apps And Smart Gear: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevemccaskill/2020/03/31/sports-tech-comes-of-age-with-vr-training-coaching-apps-and-smart-gear/?sh=7c37ce6b19c9

  • Virtual reality in sports coaching, skill acquisition and application to surfing: A review Download JHSE_2020_15-3_


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FA SOCCER STAR
In1988 after 3 years research the FA Soccer Star tests were  validated by Professor Tim Holt of Southampton University, England following extensive research with over 10,000 children. They had been proven to display over 90% reliability and over 90% validity in distinguishing between different levels of players.The outline of the tests are available and details in PDF form  here Download FA_Soccerstar_challenge

The book of the Programme is still available on Amazon  here . Over 1million children in over 50 countries went on to take the Soccer Star Challenge which involved 6 tests - dribbling, turning,speed slalom,heading, shooting and  running with the ball. It was intended as a ' fun' activity to motivate players to practise in their own time but there was an Talent ID aspect:- 

The Programme of tests produced a final score for the player on a 6 Level rating.Players achieving the highest ( 6 Star ) grading were recommended to their nearest licensed Academy ( previously known as ‘ Centre of Excellence ) Some of the England Full Internationals and England Under 21 players who have undertaken the Soccer Star Challenge and obtained the top six star grading are shown below ( including their age when they achievedthe Soccer Star 6 star rate and the team they went on to play for )

Michael Carrick (Manchester United) 10 years ,Michael Bridges (Leeds United) 11 years ,Matthew Upson (West HamUtd ) 10 years ,10 Jonathan Greening (West Bromwich Albion ) 10 years ,John Curtis Blackburn Rovers 11 years,Matthew Etherington ( West Ham Utd ) 10 years

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