Player Profiling

Profiling is a great coaching tool to develop an overview of a player as an individual and as a sports person. It also assists in identifying strengths and weaknesses.

A player profile can be as basic or as detailed as required to develop a picture and understanding of the player that is appropriate to their age and level. You should undertake player profiling at the start of each season, to begin with a good level of knowledge of each of your players.

A player profile can include:

Profiling your players can help to identify if a player is at risk of injury, overload or burn out and it should be updated for each player throughout the season with any changes, notes or injuries suffered. The level of your players will determine how detailed and in-depth your player profiling and screening is. Community players, junior through to senior, sub-elite players and elite athletes all require different levels and types of screening to create their player profiles. Fit4Football have developed some player profiles (basic screening tools) for community players, which coaches can download and use with their players and teams at each level. Screening and player profiling should be appropriate to the level and age of the player and specific to the requirements of their football. When screening our footballers at each level, we need to consider and understand how we will use this player’s profile to support the player in their development and to reduce the risk of injury or re-injury in football. To do this, a coach must have an understanding of the most common, most severe and most debilitating injuries in football at each age group and how to minimise the likelihood of such injuries.

For more information about injuries and concussion click here.

Player Profile Sheets below

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