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Pouya Yaghoubinia
Adam is a former professional basketball player with experience in the U.S. and Europe. He has graduated from five universities in economics, psychology and sociology and is currently Associate Professor at the Poznan University Dr. Adam Metelski
Assessment The systematic collection, review, and use of information about working processes for quality improvement, planning and decision-making. Bio-banding The process of grouping athletes by growth/maturation rather than age. Case studies Sample entities which provide a qualitative perspective. Our interviews produced academy snapshots and examples of best practices. Club DNA A club's fundamental and distinctive characteristics, beliefs or qualities. Club values Core beliefs that shape the way club staff behave and operate. Coaching methodology A systemised plan, with rules, techniques and principles which define how coaching is driven. Correlation A statistical measure that expresses GLOSSARY
Intercorrelated working processes
The possible relations between the working processes, and their position within the process hierarchy.
Pouya is a former youth football coach who has also worked for six years in the world of finance and banking. He works as Football Development Analyst for ECA on projects and research related to youth football development, implementing the ECA Youth Football strategy for the 2021-23 cycle.
IQ test An assessment that measures cognitive/intellectual abilities. KPI A quantifiable measure used to
evaluate success of an individual or an organisation (or part thereof). Courses for the education of coaches as required within a domestic league.
License courses
Margin A defined border of an observed
of Economics in Poland. His main research interests include athlete dual careers and employee motivation.
variable, which splits a sample into two groups for interpretation.
Pearson correlation This measures the strength of the linear relationship between two quantitative variables. Personality Individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. Playing style A specific and repeatable interpretation of football on the field. Quality areas Quality Areas cover the entire scope of professional football youth development. Quality markers The variables based on which a given quality area can be estimated. Semi-structured interview A type of interview in which the interviewer asks only a few
Dr. Slaven Marasović
Konstantin Kornakov
Slaven has experience in management reform, developing methodologies for the development of youth academies, as well as experience in successful
Konstantin has plenty of experience in the football
industry. He has a systematic approach and an analytical mind with more than six years at Heart of Midlothian FC. He was also the founding sports advisory of research firm LTT Sports in 2015. He is the co-author of the ECA Club Management Guide and two previous ECA youth academy publications.
the extent to which two variables are linearly related to describe simple relationships without making a statement about cause and effect. Characteristics of observed data, which enabled us to identify which working processes were the most/least used. A type of market research that involves collecting and examining information that already exists.
Descriptive statistics
transformation of youth development systems as Chairman of the supervisory board of HNK Hajduk Split. He is experienced in designing researches based on statistical analysis.
predetermined questions while the rest are not planned in advance. Investigating trends, patterns, and relationships using quantitative data. This is indicated by a probability value of less than 0.05. This means that the probability of obtaining such a correlation coefficient by chance is less than five out of 100.
Desk research
Statistical analysis Statistically significant correlation
Development of academy A goal or process which aims to improve key performance indicator(s). Ecosystem All the stakeholders, environments and processes which effect football. Efficiency The ability to produce something with minimum waste, effort or energy. Football philosophy The principles and statements which define a club identity on and off the pitch. Frequency How often something repeats in a sample under observation. Inferential statistics These enable you to make generalisations about a population. Interrelated working processess Working processes with the most significant correlations.
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Strategic framework A coherent system of principles used to outline plans to achieve future goals. Strategy A general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals. Success of academy A club goal defined by the main goals set for the academy. It is not universal.
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Tactical formation Working processes
How players in a team generally position themselves on the pitch. Any method that employees use to create value for the organisation.
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