In the concluding part of this series, I will now turn my eye to how we use Spiideo in our daily analysis work with our players on an individual level, having previously detailed our work in analyzing games, analyzing opponents and how we use Spiideo in training on a collective level.

I have decided to split this article into two halves: coach-to-player analysis and player-to-coach analysis. Let’s start with the former.

Away from collective analysis, individual analysis meetings with our players are crucial components of our working week as coaches. Personally, I am responsible for providing feedback to twelve players in our squad. This feedback might not be in the form of a one-to-one meeting every week, but some sort of feedback will be provided each week, whether on the pitch, in a meeting or by exchanging messages on a messaging platform.

Mostly, the feedback is provided on the game we’ve just played, but since all players do not play each game there will always be feedback provided on training clips as well as training performances directly on the pitch. I have described previously how Spiideo helps me tag each clip I want to show the players in a very efficient way which saves me a lot of time when preparing for each feedback session. I can simply sit down with the player, share my iPad to a TV-screen and show him all the tags relevant to the latest game.

However, when I want to provide feedback quicker than sitting down with the player, I can also make use of the functions in Spiideo to send to the player directly. In the video below, I guide you through one occasion in which the Spiideo system and its functions are very helpful for providing a pedagogic breakdown of the feedback I want to provide. By editing a specific clip with the different editing tools in this way, I can then send the clip to the player along with a recorded voice message and our interaction is underway even though we haven’t organized a meeting. In this way, I can reach the player also when time is limited in the week.

Another hugely helpful feature in the Spiideo system is that the players themselves also can make use of the system to tag games and pick out clips. This is something we have utilized more and more during the season.

Most players would agree that they have more time between sessions and games than coaches do, so involving the players themselves in the analysis process can place some responsibility on them too and further create a sense of working together.

Moreover, we join forces in taking responsibility for our individual and collective development. With some players, I’ve opted for them to pick out the clips they want to discuss and then bring them to the meeting to show me. In this way, I feel as though the players feel even more involved in the process since it’s them as individuals we are talking about and they are responsible for making the meetings rewarding. In essence, they do the analysis work, and then we discuss it together.

I think this is a possibility within Spiideo that has grown on me during this season and one which I will use for years to come.