How to be a football scout (and what scouting is REALLY like!) - Chris Robinson #43

The guest for todays video is very experienced scout, Chris Robinson. Chris has experience in coaching and management as well as a very extensive scouting career with his most recent spell being with Chelsea FC.

Chris has experience in all areas of scouting and is kind enough to share some of the things he has learnt over any years in the game.

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0:00 - Introduction
2:00 - Chris joins, gives background, and explains different types of scouting
6:13 - Managing Cheltenham, how things have changed over the years
11:05 - Joining Chelsea as a scout, integration scouting
14:20 - What does a scouting department look like?
18:08 - Youth scouting (ages, positions, agents)
30:35 - Has scouting been professionalised? Are scouts undervalued?
36:54 - The day in the life of a scout, what to look out for
44:10 - Scouting an individual player
48:15 - Modern day scouting (position specific)
53:40 - Selling players for profit, teams without academies
56:42 - Advice for aspiring scouts
59:57 - The Scouting Game (Chris' new business)
1:02:39 - Book recommendations, wrap up, where to find Chris

Books mentioned by Chris:
The signal and the Noise - https://amzn.to/48tN1Og
The Numbers Game – https://amzn.to/3O0drPe
Football Hackers - https://amzn.to/41WWtHp
Inverting the Pyramid - https://amzn.to/3RYXAlr
The Mixer – https://amzn.to/41V3IQ0
Intensity (Pep Lijnders) - https://amzn.to/47y2Fqg

Chris now also has created his own business, that you can check out here: www.thescoutinggame.co.uk

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