What’s the importance of Soccer Analysis? What about the future?

In the second panel of the SOCCER HUB ONLINE SUMMIT these top specialists were the speakers:

• Tim Santoro is one of the rising stars in women’s soccer! He is the head women’s soccer coach at NC State and he is well known foe his great capability to analyze the game!;
• Miguel Heitor is the Head of Soccer Development in the Qatar Stars League. He manages all the match and training analysis systems within the league’s clubs;
• Peter Irizarry is a Tek Specialist and the CSO at VIDEOBSERVER, a Sports Performance Analysis company.

Subjects:

• Is the game analysis just a trend or does it have a real impact on the teams’ performance?
• What is the profile of a Soccer Analyst?
• Will the soccer analysis, in the future, be a separate department or will it be closer to the main technical team?
• About the technologies available – are they a must-have to all the teams or can we live without them?
• How will these technologies evolve – to be even more specific or try to integrate all the different departments in one tool?
• What about this kind of work in the US – when it will be considered as a must?
• Are there specialists in soccer analysis in the US or only the coaches are doing that kind of job?