character constitution, team manager, coach
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head of scouting, post-transfer success

How is your club communicating across all levels which character attributes you expect in the selection of transfer targets, or which need to be developed in your current playing squad?

Two years of research have allowed us to distil a list of those character attributes which are considered to be the most valuable ones for elite sporting success.

Using this data we will work with each of your nominated people to select those character attributes that are important to your club.

It is our objective to ensure that this is a collaborative and inclusive activity with each of these groups able to influence the outcome using their hard earned practical experience.

The result will be a character constitution for the club that is unique to your values and provide you with this key definition to add to your other analytic criteria for assessing potential transfer targets.

It will be a living document that the club is able to maintain and adjust with experience over time.

In addition, it may be used as a blueprint for your current playing staff, which you may find useful for targeted coaching in any areas where the player would benefit. Established research shows that in many cases, players can benefit from coaching to improve traits such as motivation and discipline for example.

It is important for us to stress that this constitution is to provide your hard working scouting and recruitment staff with additional support. We recognise how challenging the process of transfer decision making and post-transfer success, or failure.

Given the huge investments clubs make in recruiting players, both in transfer fees and salary commitments, we are convinced that this is the next big step forward in elite player recruitment.

How is your club formally assessing the character attributes of each of your selected transfer targets? You measure many other physical and match-play metrics and yet it is sometimes problems with a new player's attitude that damages the club. Our approach will help you reduce the risks of failure of the sometimes huge financial investments you are making.

We will use our use our own techniques to formally measure your chosen character attributes to support the recruitment team in their selection and assessment of transfer targets.

Our techniques will in the main be based upon the measurable player statistics extracted from whichever player database you currently use in player selection.

Where any of the chosen character attributes cannot be measured in this way, we will apply alternative methods.

We are keen to stress that the objective is to provide your hard working scouting and recruitment staff with additional support. We recognise how challenging the process of transfer decision making and post-transfer success, or failure.

Given the huge investments clubs make in recruiting players, both in transfer fees and salary commitments, we are convinced that this is the next big step forward in elite player recruitment.

Every component of our work and recommendations will be conducted under rigorous ethical and privacy processes, recognising the sensitivity of such data to individual players and the club.

How is your club formally assessing character attributes of each of the players in your current playing squad? (You routinely measure many other physical and match-play metrics).

We will use our use our own techniques to formally measure your chosen character attributes to support your coaching team in their assessment and development of your current playing squad.

Our techniques will in the main be based upon the measurable player statistics extracted from whichever player database you currently use in player selection.

Where any of the chosen attributes cannot be measured in this way, we will recommend and apply alternative methods as agreed by the club.

Our development of a repeatable method of measuring these traits for each member of the squad will provide coaching staff with the opportunity to develop those traits positively where possible.

This data will be useful for targeted coaching in any areas where the player would benefit. Established research shows that in many cases, players can benefit from coaching to improve traits such as motivation and discipline.

Every component of our work and recommendations will be conducted under rigorous ethical and privacy processes, recognising the sensitivity of such data to individual players and the club.

We will conduct a thorough review of the board's and scouting team's uses of analytics in the selection of elite transfer targets, in close collaboration with your own data analytics staff.

We will do this irrespective of which player database and supporting provider you use as part of your decision making process. Each of the available databases and suppliers provide valuable services, with their own strengths.

Habilitas is completely independent of any proprietary products and suppliers. The objective of our team will be to provide you with expert advice on how to obtain the maximum value from all of your analytics.

We will focus upon your internal objectives and review all of your associated processes to recommend how improvements may be possible.

Our world class expertise in data analytics enables us to explore how you may be able to exploit the data in novel ways. Through our strong links with the University of Hertfordshire, we are able to call upon considerable experience of the application of leading edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques applied to a variety of real world activities.

We will present the outcome of this review as a draft report to your nominated stakeholders as part of a formal presentation. We will incorporate comments and submit the final report, including agreed recommendations.

Clubs increasingly use data analytics in other components of their business. For example, analysis of existing players' performance to aid their development, opposition analysis, injury recovery tracking and analysis, targeting of fan base for merchandising, analysis of membership and ticketing, take-up of offers for merchandise and non-football events, effectiveness of club website, analysis of questionnaire responses, digital product or service development and refinement, support of sponsorship selection and value.

We will do this irrespective of which player database and supporting provider you use as part of your decision making process. Each of the available databases and suppliers provide valuable services, with their own strengths.

We will provide an expert review of your use of analytics in each of those areas where you currently apply it. We will make recommendations of where you may be able to exploit the data in ways to additionally support your business.

Where you are not using analytics but would like to explore doing so, we will review and make recommendations.

Our team recognises that the financial capabilities of clubs differ considerably and our recommendations will be customised to be in tune with them. Our focus will always be on measureable business objectives and outcomes.

A draft report of our findings and recommendations will be presented to all nominated stakeholders. Their feedback will be incorporated into our final report, which we will present to your nominated audience