Mulvenna, Claire; Bloyce, Daniel; Twist, Craig; Thomson, Edd

dc.contributor.author	Mulvenna, Claire
dc.contributor.author	Bloyce, Daniel
dc.contributor.author	Twist, Craig
dc.contributor.author	Thomson, Edd
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-08T14:12:23Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-08T14:12:23Z
dc.date.issued	2024-08-16
dc.identifier	https://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/628932/The%20role%20of%20the%20coach%20in%20Performance%20Analysis%20in%20soccer%20-%20the%20view%20of%20the%20analyst.pdf?sequence=4
dc.identifier.citation	Mulvenna, C., Bloyce, D., Twist, C., & Thomson, E. (2024). "I code as much as I can because you never know what they might ask for”. The role of the coach in Performance Analysis: The view of the analyst. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 19(6), 2345-2355. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241270426	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1747-9541	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/17479541241270426
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10034/628932
dc.description	This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a published work that appeared in final form in [International journal of Sports Science & Coaching]. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17479541241270426	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Performance Analysis (PA) is viewed as an integral feature of soccer; however, the processes underpinning such practice are often described as simple, linear procedures. This fails to acknowledge the dynamism of PA and given increased investment and employment of analysts in professional soccer, scrutiny of the current processes and duties associated with the role would seem timely. To this purpose, eight full-time analysts in the English Football League (EFL) and English National League (National League) participated in in-depth semi-structured interviews and transcripts were subjected to inductive reflective thematic analysis. The data analysis revealed two higher-order categories (Flying solo / Coach control) and four themes classified as lower-order (PA pragmatism / Identifying indicators / The reticent coach / Autocratic presentations). The findings of this study highlight that the responsibilities of the performance analyst range from acting on their own initiative to responding to requests and instructions from the coach. Subsequently, the responsibility for individual actions/activities related to PA is dependent on what aspects of analysis are to be used, who is the recipient of the data/video/presentation, when in the relationship between analyst and coach the activities are developed and when in the match-play process they are carried out.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	N/A	en_US
dc.publisher	SAGE Publications	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17479541241270426	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	en_US
dc.subject	Performance analysis	en_US
dc.subject	Soccer	en_US
dc.subject	Coaching	en_US
dc.title	"I code as much as I can because you never know what they might ask for”. The role of the coach in Performance Analysis: The view of the analyst	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.identifier.eissn	2048-397X	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Edge Hill University; University of Chester; Liverpool John Moores University	en_US
dc.identifier.journal	International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching	en_US
dc.identifier.volume	19
dc.date.accepted	2024-07-01
rioxxterms.identifier.project	Unfunded	en_US
rioxxterms.version	AM	en_US
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate	2024-12-31
dc.source.issue	6
dc.source.beginpage	2345-2355
dc.date.deposited	2024-08-08	en_US