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Diploma in Soccer Performance Analysis

The Diploma in Soccer Performance Analysis combines 3 courses into one complete certified pathway. Get the complete pathway from foundational analysis techniques to elite-level tactical insights that elevate team and player performance.

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40 hrs learningGuided learning
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This Course Enables You To:

  • The complete Performance Analysis pathway in one enrolment
  • Foundation to elite-level application
  • Three certificates as you progress
  • Diploma price — cheaper than buying separately

Course Details

Save with the 3-course Diploma in Soccer Performance Analysis. Get the complete pathway from foundational analysis techniques to elite-level tactical and data analysis used by professional clubs.

This diploma contains the complete three-course Performance Analysis pathway — everything included is shown below.

This diploma delivers the complete certified pathway — across all 3 courses you will:

Foundation Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis

The Foundation Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis takes you from a beginner’s guide through to advanced player and match analysis. By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Work through seven detailed modules covering the full breadth of soccer performance analysis
  • Apply the latest soccer analysis techniques directly to your coaching strategies
  • Use tactical insight to strengthen your team’s performance and decision-making

Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis

The Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis builds from the fundamentals through to advanced player and match analysis. By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Work through eight detailed modules covering player and match analysis in depth
  • Apply the latest soccer analysis techniques directly to your coaching strategies
  • Use tactical insight to strengthen your team’s performance and decision-making

Masters Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis

An advanced-level programme for experienced coaches and analysts. By the end of the course you will be able to:

  • Work through eight in-depth modules focused on high-level player and match analysis
  • Integrate cutting-edge analytical tools and tactical frameworks into your coaching
  • Bring data-driven insight into your strategic planning
  • Elevate your team’s performance through evidence-led analysis
Official Accreditation By ISSPF

This course is fully accredited by ISSPF & ensures the study hours will contribute to the achievement of a formal accreditation & ISSPF continued professional development.

UEFA Federations

Official Accreditation By Latvian Football Federation (UEFA)

The Latvian Football Federation (LFF) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal LFF accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Slovenian FA (NSZ) (UEFA)

The Slovenian FA (NSZ) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal NSZ accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Iceland FA (KSI) (UEFA)

The Iceland FA (KSI) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal KSI accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Lithuanian Football Federation (UEFA)

The Lithuania FF (LFF) fully accredits ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to formal LFF accreditation and professional development. ISSPF courses are also recognized for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

CONCACAF Federation

Accredited by British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA), CONCACAF

This online course holds full accreditation from the BVIFA, guaranteeing that study hours count toward formal accreditation and BVIFA's professional development. Additionally, it's accepted for BVIFA-CONCACAF course revalidation.

Official Course Endorsement

Endorsed By Scottish Football Association (SFA)

This course has been endorsed by the SFA as part of the revalidation process.

Endorsed By Bournemouth University (BU)

This course is fully endorsed by the Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England, UK.

Endorsed By East Tennessee State University (ETSU)

This course is fully endorsed by the ETSU, Tennessee, USA.

Endorsed By Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

This course is fully endorsed by the UiTM, Malaysia.

Endorsed By Wrexham University

This course is fully endorsed by the Wrexham University, Wrexham, Wales, UK.

Official Course Endorsement By Estonia Football Association (UEFA)

The Estonia FA (EJL) endorses ISSPF online courses. Completion of these courses contributes to professional development. ISSPF courses can be used for UEFA PRO to C course revalidation and Professional Diploma refreshment.

Official Accreditation By Football Association of Finland (UEFA)

The FA of Finland (FAF) accredits ISSPF online courses as part of their UEFA coaching program & course revalidation. Completion of these courses contributes to formal FAF accreditation refreshment and professional development.

What’s included in this diploma

10 hrs learningFoundation

Foundation Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis

The Foundation Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis course is designed to enhance your team's performance and decision-making by enabling you to apply the latest soccer analysis techniques and tactical insights directly to your coaching strategies.

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What you’ll cover
  • Beginner's Guide to Performance Analysis in Sports
  • Effective Performance Analysis Techniques for Coaching Education
  • Video Analysis Software Tools for Soccer Coaches
  • In-Depth Guide to Match Analysis Techniques
  • Coaching Analysis for Intelligence & Decision Making in Soccer
  • In-Possession Tactical Trends in Elite European Soccer
  • Technical Performance Analysis Techniques in Elite Soccer
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15 hrs learningIntermediate

Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis

The Intermediate Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis equips learners with essential skills to analyze team and individual performances in soccer. You'll explore the tactical analysis timeline, identify key performance indicators, and assess both offensive and defensive strategies.

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What you’ll cover
  • Comprehensive Guide to Individual, Unit & Team-Based Analysis
  • Out-of-Possession Tactical Trends in Elite European Soccer
  • Tactical Performance Analysis in Soccer
  • Elite Youth Soccer: Tactical Training & Understanding Techniques
  • Using Observational Methods to Code Tactical Behavior in Soccer
  • Performance Analysis Strategies for Match Preparation
  • Understanding Cognitive Aspects in Soccer Training: Part 1
  • Innovative Tactical Decision Making in Soccer
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15 hrs learningAdvanced

Masters Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis

The Masters Certificate in Soccer Performance Analysis, offered by the International Soccer Science & Performance Federation (ISSPF), is a cutting-edge online program designed for professionals aiming to deepen their expertise in the field of performance analysis within elite football and team sports.

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What you’ll cover
  • Quantifying external load through performance analysis in soccer
  • Advanced Cognitive Aspects in Soccer Training: Part 2
  • Analysing the Game Model
  • Preparing for upcoming Opponents
  • Affordable Network Analysis for Soccer Player Centrality
  • Talent Identification Through Performance Analysis in Soccer
  • Innovative Methods for Youth Soccer Match Analysis
  • In-Depth Set Piece Analysis in Professional Soccer
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Your tutors

All 14 tutors who present a module across the 3 courses in this pathway.

Adam PrušaAdam Pruša
Coaching Principles

Opposition analysis at international level: video and data analyst to the Czech national team through the EURO 2024 cycle, and coach-analyst at Slavia Praha.

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Joe NewtonJoe Newton
Performance Analysis

Premier League performance analyst at Spurs, who helped establish Brentford's analysis culture in the early years of the Thomas Frank era.

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Alen VelicAlen Velic
Performance AnalysisCoaching Principles

Built analysis departments across four countries and now heads academy performance analysis at NEOM, from the U13s up, with UEFA tournament work behind him.

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Dr. David StevensonDr. David Stevenson
Sport ManagementCoaching Principles

Talent identification and recruitment strategy - former head of academy recruitment at Queen's Park, with a PhD from Stirling and UEFA's management certificate.

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Sławomir MorawskiSławomir Morawski
Performance AnalysisPsychology

Video recruitment and insights analyst at Bolton Wanderers, working where scouting judgement, tactical analysis and individual player work overlap.

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Chris MeekChris Meek
Performance AnalysisCoaching Principles

Four years at Leeds United, first leading its academy analysis, then education work at the FA - analysis in service of learning, not just reporting.

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Nuno CardosoNuno Cardoso
Strength & ConditioningFitness Training

Spent a decade in Benfica's academy - assistant coach from the U14s to the U17s, then analyst in Benfica LAB - with a later spell coaching in China.

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Professor Gibson MoreiraProfessor Gibson Moreira
Injury PreventionPerformance Analysis

Brazilian coach-educator on tactical training and youth development, teaching at UFMG and instructing on the CBF Academy's coach-education programme.

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Dr. Filipe ClementeDr. Filipe Clemente
Performance AnalysisTraining Load Management

Editor-in-Chief of Football Studies and scientific advisor to JOHAN Sports, working on training monitoring and how squads read the demands of a match.

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Prof. Israel Teoldo da CostaProf. Israel Teoldo da Costa
Performance AnalysisTraining Methodology

Coordinates an established university post-graduation in soccer at UFV in Brazil, researching tactical decision-making and how it should be assessed.

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Jack SharkeyJack Sharkey
Training Load ManagementTraining Methodology

Physical performance lead at Football Australia, and founder of a consultancy that builds performance departments from scratch for clubs and federations.

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Andreja VaricakAndreja Varicak
Performance AnalysisTraining Methodology

Youth head coach and tactical analyst: currently U16 at FK Radnički 1923, previously U21 head coach at Paide Linnameeskond in Estonia.

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Scott MadleScott Madle
Performance Analysis

Coach and analyst in one job - technical coach and head of analysis at Wycombe, after leading the analysis function at FC Cincinnati in MLS.

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Lewis MahoneyLewis Mahoney
Performance Analysis

Set-piece analyst for Liverpool's first team, and Southampton's before that - dead-ball moments treated as a repeatable source of goals.

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What you get with your enrolment:

  • All three certified courses for one diploma price
  • Full lifetime access
  • Study online at your own pace
  • Certificate on completion of each course

Reviews from professional coaches

Steve McClaren
Steve McClarenManchester Utd
"This is by far the most innovative style of learning that I've seen in this digital era. The breadth of topics covered, combined with the level of detail and insights makes this a must learning environment for any coach who is working or wants to get into the game and progress to the highest levels."

Manchester Utd, Middlesborough, FC Twente, Wolfsburg, Nottingham Forest, Derby County, England

Ringo Wu
Ringo WuAFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate
ISSPF have managed to provide our soccer coaching staff within our college team with a 1st class opportunity to learn & apply some key performance coaching aspects. The opportunity to personally develop & track the staff’s progress through their assisted e-learning process is very impressive. I highly recommend the content as a must for all individuals tasked with the development of soccer players across all levels of the game."

Head of Physical Education & Sport, Nanwai Kings College Soccer Team, Jinkai District, Jiangsu, China

Kari Ukkonen
Kari UkkonenUEFA Professional License
Working with ISSPF as an educational partner has allowed us here at the Football Association the chance to provide CPD and continue to educate our coaches across a wide range of learning levels from our UEFA foundation levels through our UEFA Professional Licence. Offering our candidates, the chance to use both the ISSPF platform & specific soccer courses, is a huge advantage to us as an education provided within the game

Head of Coach Education, Football Association of Finland, UEFA, Helsinki, Finland

Vin Blaine
Vin BlaineCONCACAF
An experienced director with a demonstrated history of working in the soccer industry & having developed across a range of sports psychology, match analysis, player development, and sports management – I feel the opportunity to integrate the e-learning facility available from ISSPF into as a federation, club or individual self-development level is of huge benefit. As a FIFA & CONCACAF Instructor & Director of Football I have rarely seen an educational tool as good as this to positively influence individuals across a range of key soccer topics.
Leo Lucas da Silva
Leo Lucas da SilvaLevel-2 License
Using the ISSPF learning facility has opened my eyes to the detail and incredible knowledge provided from an elite faculty of elite coach developers and soccer science educators. As an individual who continually wants to progress my coaching pathway, I think this might be the best solution to increase my awareness of all elements of the game. The large amount of content and lectures available has already, and will continue to improve me. Gaining the Foundation Certificate in Soccer Science & Performance was extremely to me.

Youth Academy Coach, Botafogo de Futebol, Brazil

Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex FergusonManchester United
Sports science, without question is the biggest, most important change in my lifetime. It has moved the game onto another level that maybe we never dreamt of all those years ago. Sports science has brought a whole new dimension to the game.

Aberdeen, Manchester United

Oriol Gonzales
Oriol GonzalesUEFA Professional License
Living abroad to work as a soccer coach has its difficulties in terms of coach education provision due to travel and time commitments. Being able to access the ISSPF platform has allowed me not only to maximise my spare time from a self-development perspective, but we have also been able to gain certifications & qualifications as a club across all elements of the game. From our senior squad staff to the academy staff, ISSPF is a fundamental education tool for our club development strategy.”

Head Coach & Technical Director, Angkor Tigers FC, Asian Champions League, Cambodian Superleague, Cambodia

Jingze Quan
Jingze QuanAFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate
Being able to develop the coaching staff throughout the club here in Eagles River FC is a large part of my role within the club. Having come across ISSPF and now using the e-learning platform for our English-speaking Chinese coaching, and medical staff we have been able to improve our focus and upgrade some key elements within the organisation. As a large grassroots club here within the province, we feel using ISSPF as an educational partnership is of huge benefit”

Director of Youth Development Coaching, Eagles River FC, Yanbian, Jilin, China

Woody Jacobs
Woody JacobsSAFA Level 1 Diploma
Working as both Assistant Manager with elite players of our national team, I have been able to directly take a lot of content and thought provoking ideas from the content on view within ISSPF and use them to the benefit of our national players. Furthermore, I am delighted to say that we are now integrating the ISSPF online courses into our coach development program to uplift the whole coaching education aspects of our nation.

Assistant Manager & Coach Developer, Namibian National Soccer Association, Namibia

Susan Lockyear
Susan LockyearFFA Advanced Coaching License
As the game develops within the professional women’s game & also filters down within the girl’s academy programs across the world, we are proud to be at the forefront of driving the developmental aspects of the game in this area. To be able to link as an educational partnership with ISSPF is a huge part of our federation soccer development strategy, and as we can now offer a range of online content, certification qualifications and courses from a range of leading professionals – we have already seen a direct enhancement across our coaching content and performance department delivery.

Head Coach & Technical Director, Canberra State County FA, Australia

Lorenzo Francini
Lorenzo FranciniMSc
As a fitness coach and sport scientist working at the elite level of the female game, I feel that ISSPF and their integration of both applied and academic quality is something that will be of huge importance for people within our industry. ISSPF have manage to accumulate a faculty of leaders across soccer science, medical & coaching science that will enable them to educate people from a very insightful and practitioning way.

Head of Performance, AC Milan, Women’s Division, Italy

Peter McDonnell
Peter McDonnellUEFA A License
The layers of content within ISSPF is in a league of it's on when considering CPD options for coaches of all levels. Having explored many avenues through my own coaching journey, the detail embedded in the courses really lends itself to closing the gap between the integrated knowledge across the fields of Sports Science and the actual application of the skills on the field. Being able to learn from many experts, across a global faculty, affords me the ability to step into their professional world and soak in the abundant knowledge they have, all in my own time.

Assistant Soccer Coach – The University of Maine

Claudio Donatelli
Claudio Donatelli
ISSPF have been able to seamlessly provide all individuals with an interest in team sports and specifically soccer with the chance to learn from some of the best people in their key research areas. Developing throughout my career as a fitness & conditioning expert and applying the scientific principles of training at the elite level of the soccer, I feel being able to use the e-learning strategy within ISSPF challenges and adds further credibility to my working practices. I highly recommend individuals from all learning levels to tap into the fantastic resource available here.

Performance & Fitness Coach Italian National Team

Tony Merola
Tony MerolaUEFA A License
Never before have I seen a unique set of soccer specific performance & coaching specialists under one banner and available 24 hours a day 7 days a week to learn within the comfort of my own home. Being part of the educational partnership program with ISSPF has opened up a new & time efficient way for both myself as Technical Director, and my club coaching and fitness staff to up skill and develop as coaches.

Boys ECNL Director – Tulsa Soccer Club, USA

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