5 years agoIt’s not about what you look at, it’s about what you see.⠀
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A hard area of performance to help players self-learn is surprisingly analysis. We frequently get the ‘how can I analyse games myself?’ question, and answering it is honestly a struggle.⠀
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When our analysts go to watch a game, there generally isn’t a difficult process to follow, they already know what they’re looking for. But that has come from a long time of observation, as well as studying tactics and philosophies. How do you look for something you aren’t aware of? In some cases you may find it through observation, but for the most part it will go over your head. The same can be said for a lot of areas of performance. When you perform a gym session you’ve seen online, you might pick up some points well, but a lot of key aspects you may also get wrong, because ultimately you won’t know exactly what you’re looking for. Whereas if you worked with a highly knowledgeable trainer, they should have a much stronger understanding and be able to communicate the teachings more effectively.⠀
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So what are the best ways to develop tactical knowledge and then apply that knowledge into play?⠀
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* Being fortunate enough to have a knowledgable trainer, who also cares for your individual development.
* Working with a knowledgeable, goal-orientated analyst.
* Reading and researching tactical systems, taking on board individual considerations and returning to observe match play (although this is less advisable because for the same fees that the books would cost, you could probably save a lot of time by getting analysis)⠀
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Then of course analysing match footage becomes far easier. Once you too know what you’re looking for, the act of analysing play will allow you to get a more visual look at the different triggers you want to see, that can help with the application of them into your gameplay.