Introduction to International Football Scouting IFS01en
Our football training is an introductory course for applicants with little or no experience. During the three theoretical weekends, participants will become familiar with the basic concepts, rules, and key
methods expected by clubs and player agencies, which they will later apply in practice with one of our professional partners. The course also features lectures by recognized guest speakers from the industry.
Course Number: IIFS01en
Course Duration: 15 hours (3 Saturdays) + 3 months of practice (10 hours per week)
Location: online
Email Address: academy@vagency.hu
Prerequisites: High school diploma; English language proficiency
Price: 299 EUR
Course Description:
Our football training is an introductory course for applicants with little or no experience. During the
three theoretical weekends, participants will become familiar with the basic concepts, rules, and key
methods expected by clubs and player agencies, which they will later apply in practice with one of our
professional partners. The course also features lectures by recognized guest speakers from the industry.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, the student:
- Understands the technical terms used in football scouting, the basic rules and regulations of the profession, and the most common applications used in the field.
- Can independently create scout reports on players and coaches.
- Can independently analyze football matches.
Course Topics and Modules:
1. Introduction to Scouting Basics
- What is scouting?
- Who can be a football scout?
- The relevance of scouting
- Basic concepts
- Overview of course requirements
2. Youth Scouting
- Sports laws, contracts, legal disputes
- Key information on FIFA Agent Regulations
- The role of the youth football scout within a sports organization
- Selection criteria
- Report creation
3. Pro Scouting
- Sports laws, contracts, legal disputes
- Key information on FIFA Agent Regulations for scouts
- The role of the senior football scout within a sports organization
- Report creation
- Match analysis
- The role of networking in the profession
- Squad building
4. Video & Data Scouting
- Applications (Wyscout, Transferroom, Transfermarkt, Hudl, Sportsbase)
- Databases, reporting formats
- Artificial intelligence
- Tasks; case studies
- Report creation
- Match analysis
5. Foreign Presenter
- Presentation of a specific club/country's know-how
- Case study
- The role of networking in the profession
Professional Practice - 3 months
22.02.2025.
01.03.2025.
08.03.2025.
Apply here or via academy@vagency.hu!