Opposition Scouting

How to be a better scout next season

It’s natural to think back on the season thinking of what went well and what I’d like to improve. I

Trawling through some old player scouting files on my Obsidian account I found an old player report I write. I’ve

Spend twenty minutes on football tactics X/Twitter and you begin to doubt what a forward pass is. In many ways

It can be hard to know where to look when you’re trying to analyse a game. Especially when you’re at

It’s fair to say it’s been an unusual start to the season at Tonbridge Angels. First, we went unbeaten in

Most of my football time is spent on video reports. I’ll spend several days going through clips of a game

This trip marked the start of another season, one which will likely be even tougher than the previous two.

A quick review of a long season with two games left to play.

This is a simplified description of how I put together an opposition video report. It may not be the best way, but perhaps you’ll find it useful.

I kicked off the season by packing my snorkel and wetsuit for a trip to Dover, who faced Torquay United in torrential rain for the season opener.