Anatomy of a football scout

by Jon Cotterill

Player recruitment is a complex world. Identifying and then signing the right type of footballer for a club is rarely straightforward and can take months or even years of hard work. But how does the scouting process work? What makes a good scout? What are the challenges for today’s talent spotters and how is scouting developing? The answers are here.

The book covers all the basics of talent identification and a lot more on top. There is advice and tips for would-be scouts and chapters that deal with topics such as which players to flag up, report writing, data and video analysis, bias, junior and youth players, and what to look for in specific positions at any level in the game.

Anatomy of a football scout is aimed at anyone wanting to start out in scouting or has some experience in the field and wants to increase their knowledge. It is also packed with insight for those with a general interest in player recruitment.

Genres: Soccer

200 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2022

Reviews

[Rob Lepley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this very useful. I do some scouting for both opposition scouting and player/ recruiting scouting at the University level in the US. This book provided some information mostly related to recruiting scouting. I especially like the input from a number of different types of scouts. I highly recommend this book for people looking to get in scouting or already in this role.

[Nate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its a decent book. If you haven't been involved in soccer at all you could get a lot out of it. Most of it were things you should be able to piece together for yourself if you been around soccer in any depth. Its a quick read.

[Görkem Saylam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anatomy of A Football Scout | Jon Cotterill
Scoring Rubric
1: baseline
2: creative contextualization bcs of covering almost all basics of football scouting
2: creative conceptualization bcs of new holistic comprehension on football scouting
5: total points by 5

[Faith Rogers · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good soccer/football book, has a vast amount of knowledge. Very helpful in the scout world.

[Gökhan Bozkurt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Genel geçer bilgiler, didaktik yanı zayıf.