Head of VIDEO ANALYSIS at Seattle Sounders FC - John Elsenbast #72This 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!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️John Elsenbast is the head of video analysis at MLS side, Seattle Sounders. In this conversation I ask John about his route into analysis, but then we dive deeper into his daily roles and responsibilities. This includes pre-match preparations, presenting analysis to coaches and players, and how a match day really looks for an analyst in the MLS.If you want to hear more from MLS analysis, check out the other episodes linked below!(and don’t forget to subscribe if you haven’t already)0:00 – Introduction2:21 – John joins and shares how he got into analysis9:43 – MLS teams hiring analysts from overseas15:06 – Should analysts have coaching experiences?18:56 – Working with the USMNT U20 squad24:49 – Moving from academy analyst to first team30:49 – The current Seattle coaching team36:20 – Where does data fit into the club?40:19 – An average week for John45:37 – Debriefing with players and coaches49:22 – Match days John (setting up, half time etc.)54:29 – Away games and travel58:19 – Delivering presentations to players1:01:55 – Future analysis trends and changes to US soccer (promotion/relegation)1:08:37 – Book recommendations, Johns baking, wrap upBooks MentionedThe Football Hackers: https://amzn.to/4j4fSO8How to win the Premier League: https://amzn.to/3FVasXhSoccer under the Swastika: https://amzn.to/42pog53Related EpisodesSam Gregory (US Soccer): https://youtu.be/x-aDJXkYOOEHarry Jamieson (San Diego): https://youtu.be/_r0u-jZmkpsScott Madle (Cincinnati): https://youtu.be/N0pNiRmPUPwSam Green (LA Galaxy): https://youtu.be/WLKPLpTmtMcLucy Rushton (DC United): https://youtu.be/9tPdnQJ-Vl8#mls #seattlesounders #mlsanalysis #soccer #socceranalytics #videoanalysis◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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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