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Football · Level 8: Expert · Sub-level 8.89

Video Analysis & Software

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

How clubs work with video: coding software and tagging, cameras and drones, clips for players, telestration, the opposition report, team and unit meetings, amateur video, analysts who became coaches and video in training.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Coding softwareTake a test

  1. Each tag marks a moment in the video, so an analyst can pull up every pressing moment or corner in seconds.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  2. Hudl added Sportscode to its video platform, and it remains one of the standard tools of club analysts.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  3. Sportstec, the company behind Sportscode, began in Australia before its software spread through football.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  4. Nacsport comes from Spain and is used by clubs and federations for tagging matches and training.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  5. Pressing a button marks that kind of moment at the current point in the video.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  6. One coach may care about pressing triggers, another about set pieces, so the buttons follow his game model.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. The link between tag and time is what turns a long recording into instant clips.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. The coding comes first; playlists and exports turn the tags into material for meetings.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. A clip is one moment, a playlist gathers several, and the coded match holds every tag.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. The button marks that moment in the recording, so the pressing action can be found and replayed later.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 2Tagging a matchTake a test

  1. Tagging as it happens lets the analyst show the coach a problem during the break.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  2. Lead time adds the build-up before the button press; lag time adds what follows it.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  3. A turnover makes sense only with the pass and positions that came before it.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. Analysts pick tagged clips on one theme and arrange them into a playlist for a meeting.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  5. Labels let an analyst ask for 'every failed press by our 9' and get the clips instantly.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. Whether a counter-attack starts at the tackle or the first pass forward is a choice each analyst makes.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Defending lessons come from the opponent's attacks, so they need tags too.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. A shot lasts a second or two, a counter a few seconds, and a possession spell can run for a minute.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. The first press marks the time; the labels add the detail needed to filter later.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. The shaded seconds before and after the tagged moment are the lead and lag that give the clip its context.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 3Tactical cameras and dronesTake a test

  1. From high in the main stand, one wide shot can hold all 22 players and the shape of both teams.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  2. A view from above shows distances and lines far more clearly than a camera on the ground.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  3. Fixed high cameras record every drill automatically, so nothing depends on someone being there to film.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. Software steers the picture to the action, so a match can be filmed with no one behind the camera.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  5. A club that could never pay a camera crew can still record every match for coaching.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. From behind, the gaps between defenders and how level they stand are easy to see.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Flying over crowds is tightly controlled, so drone footage is far more common at training than in matches.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. Height gives width: the higher the camera, the more of the pitch it can hold in one frame.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. Recording is the easy part; the value comes when clips reach the coaches in time for the next session.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. From high and central, one wide shot can hold both teams' shapes; A and C see only part of the pitch.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 4Clips for playersTake a test

  1. A handful of well-chosen clips makes one point stick; a long reel loses the player halfway through.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  2. Showing what went right gives a model to copy and keeps players open to the harder clips.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  3. A full-back who has seen which way the winger likes to go is ready before the first duel.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. Most lessons are about positions and distances, which only a wide view can show.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  5. A title such as 'distance to the centre-back' points his eye before the clip starts.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. Scanning, the angle of the hips or the first touch happen fast, and slow motion makes them visible.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Viewing data on the club's app tells staff whether to follow up in person.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. Individual clips are short; unit meetings cover more; team meetings take the most time.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. One theme, positives first, then the correction, and a clear message to finish.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. The highlight picks out one player so the viewer studies his position and options in that frame.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 5TelestrationTake a test

  1. Lines, arrows and highlights drawn over the picture show spaces, runs and shapes.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  2. Neville and Carragher broke down matches on a large touchscreen, and the style spread through football television.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  3. Off-ball runs happen away from the ball, where viewers rarely look, so an arrow points them out.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. A ring or glow around one player tells the viewer whose movement to watch.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  5. Drawings fit the players' positions only while the picture is still, unless the software tracks them.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. One or two clear marks focus attention; a screen full of lines leaves the player unsure what matters.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Connecting the defenders shows whether the line is flat, stepped or split, and where the gaps are.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. The drawing explains the frozen moment; playing on shows the consequence.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. A static arrow is quick to draw; moving lines need software that tracks players through the clip.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. The dashed box sits between the away 5 and 4, where the home 9 can run through the split line.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 6The opposition reportTake a test

  1. The report turns hours of video into a plan: what to stop, what to exploit and what to expect.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  2. Recent matches show the current coach, players and habits; one match alone may be misleading.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  3. Teams reuse their corner and free-kick routines, so knowing them lets a side rehearse the defence.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. A pacey winger or a target man changes the threat, so the plan depends on who is likely to start.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  5. Coaches digest the detail; players take the essentials onto the pitch.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. How the opponent coped with a similar press or shape is the best preview of the coming match.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. A back pass or a pass to a full-back may be the signal the opponent presses on, which a team can then avoid or bait.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. The coaches shape the plan from the report before the players see a short version.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. The report narrows as it moves from the staff to the players.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. Alongside the phases of play and set pieces, reports profile the individuals who decide the opponent's games.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 7Team and unit meetingsTake a test

  1. Defenders, midfielders or forwards meet separately to go through the details of their own tasks.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  2. The back four's offside line or the forwards' pressing cues are too detailed for a full team meeting.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  3. Holding it close to the match keeps the plan fresh in the players' minds.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. Seeing their own good moments against the opponent's patterns shows players how the plan fits them.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  5. Watching a clip and then walking through it on the grass joins the picture to the movement.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. Analysts prepare the material, but the message to the squad normally comes from the head coach.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Emotions settle and bodies recover, so players take in a calm review better than one straight after the match.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. The week starts by closing the last match and ends with the final plan for the next.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. The smaller the group, the more detailed and personal the video work can be.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. Only the back four are highlighted, which points to a session on their line and distances.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 8Self-scoutingTake a test

  1. Analysts look for the patterns that opposition analysts are likely to spot and plan against.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  2. A routine that worked twice will be on every opponent's report, so it needs changing.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  3. A clear preference is easy to spot on video and easy to defend against by overloading that flank.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. Small variations keep rivals from preparing a perfect answer to what the team usually does.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  5. A win built on a goalkeeper's mistake does not prove the team's plan worked.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. Tagging how often the team does what the model asks shows where training needs to focus.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Rivals study winners closely, and problems hidden by results tend to show when luck turns.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. The point of watching oneself is to change something in training.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. The more a routine repeats, the easier it is for opposition analysts to prepare for it.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. With 62% of attacks going down the left, the obvious answer is to overload that flank.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Test 9Analysts who became coachesTake a test

  1. Villas-Boas prepared reports on opponents for Mourinho at Porto, Chelsea and Inter.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · recall

  2. Porto beat Braga 1-0 in the final in Dublin, part of a treble in his only season there.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · recall

  3. At 33 he became the youngest coach to win a European club competition.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · recall

  4. After injury ended his playing days, Nagelsmann analysed opponents for Tuchel before starting his own coaching career.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · recall

  5. Years of tagging and explaining a model give them a deep feel for how a team is meant to play.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · applied

  6. Seeing why a problem is happening, and fast, is the core of in-game coaching.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · applied

  7. Opposition reports, self-scouting, academy work and scouting are each full-time jobs at the top level.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · applied

  8. He scouted for Mourinho, took charge of Académica in 2009, won the Europa League in 2011 and joined Chelsea that summer.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · recall

  9. Many modern coaches have climbed from the video room to the touchline step by step.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · applied

  10. As analysis departments grow, they have become a common first step for people who later coach.

    Source: Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements) · applied

Test 10Video in trainingTake a test

  1. Players inside a drill cannot see its shape; the recording shows spacing, timing and mistakes.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  2. A quick look between attempts lets players correct the next repetition straight away.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  3. Early footage shows who is late, who is in the wrong place and what needs another session.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  4. The shorter the gap between action and clip, the easier it is for a player to link the two.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · recall

  5. If the team struggled against a press, the week's drills can rehearse the answer.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  6. Quick review lets staff adjust tomorrow's session before the next match arrives.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  7. Small details, such as being set as the ball is struck, are clearer on video than in real time.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  8. Match video shapes the training, and training video shows whether the fix is working.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  9. The screen shows the clip within seconds; app clips arrive later that day; the review comes days after.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

  10. From above, the spacing of the circle and the passing angles are clear in a way a ground camera cannot show.

    Source: Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation) · applied

Sources

IFAB Laws of the Game / FIFA & UEFA technical reports / Opta, StatsBomb and FBref definitions / club and analyst publications / peer-reviewed research

  • Performance analysis practice (club analysts' publications, software documentation)90
  • Club and match reports (BBC Sport, UEFA, club statements)10