From Analyst/Scout to General Manager in the MLS! - Lucy Rushton - #20This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️This weeks guest is Lucy Rushton who was most recently the General Manager at MLS side, DC United, working alongside Wayne Rooney.Lucy started out in England with the likes of Watford and Reading and came mainly from a scouting and recruitment background. Lucy shares her knowledge of how data is used in football (or soccer!), gives advice and is so open and honest about her experiences working in sport, both in England, and USAI thoroughly enjoyed this chat and it's probably top 3 of the 21 done so far. Lucy is amazing and has so much knowledge. Any aspiring analyst or scout will definitely be able to gain something from watching this!While you are here, don't forget to subscribe is you haven't already!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction1:20 - Lucy joins and gives background3:04 - Getting into analysis and scouting6:42 - Being a women, working in male dominated area12:46 - Master degree, worth it?15:42 - Working at Reading FC, and transitioning to scouting24:05 - Moving over to the MLS29:41 - The role data plays in sports (off the ball stats, predictions, AI)35:27 - Using data to recruit coaches, and player grading system39:10 - Moving to DC United as General Manager (including roles and relationships)45:42 - Working with Wayne Rooney48:45 - The MLS Salary Cap54:56 - Coaching Qualifications as an analyst/scout56:26 - Advice for aspiring analysts/scouts59:18 - What Lucy enjoys the most about her role, career highlights1:01:50 - Podcast recommendations, what's next from Lucy, and where to find her◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

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