"The Scouting Game" Chris Robinson

Coming up on this edition of "Talking Sports Books"The Scouting
Game brings us the inside story of the hidden world of top-level
football scouting from a man with 30 years’ experience in the
professional game, and more than a decade in the recruitment team
at Chelsea FC’s renowned academy.Chris Robinson reveals how
scouts work, what they look for and how they report on players,
giving practical examples. He sets out the ideal characteristics
that scouts search for in every position, and examines scouting
at all levels – grassroots, academy, first team and opposition
scouting.Chris explains how scouts interact with agents and what
parents can expect from scouts and the professional academies,
including how trials work and the developing role of data in
scouting. He also considers scouting as a career, pointing out
the pros and cons and explaining how to get started.