Designed by former Briochin, Vannes and Pontivyen Philippe Ollier, the “Assistant Coach” software wants to be a reference tool for coaches football fans eager to integrate statistical methods in their management. And for now, it’s totally free!
Goodbye Excel spreadsheets aging. Farewell spiral notebooks scribbled everywhere. Here “Coach Assistant”, the new free software that comes your life easier. Attendance in training, yields in each game, the opponent characteristics, comparative figures … since its launch on August 7, the web platform no end to convince football coaches. “We spent thousand of registered after only 38 days of operation and not even begin to promote it. Today there are more than 30 entries per day. We should reach the threshold of 2,500 or 3,000 at the end of the month. All this simply through word of mouth, “enthuses” Chip “Ollier.” By and for the coaches, “
Trump Assistant Coach? It is easy to access and use, fits any media (computers, tablets …), addresses the men and women’s soccer at 5, 8 or 11, also in Futsal. “It was created by trainers and coaches,” insists the former midfielder, passed by the D2 box when he moved to Briochin Stadium. The idea was the brainchild of Philippe Ollier there are eight years old when he began training on the side of Arcachon, with Jean-Pierre Papin. “Like everyone, I filled my little Excel file. And then, I wanted to incorporate more data: Net occasions during the game, the shots on goal or not … I ended up talking to developers and we realized that we could go much further. “His own experience laid the foundation of the software. Became coach in Gradignan DH, CFA and CFA 2, then he applied the fifteen other club coaches to help enrich the said software. “Everyone brought his small improvements. “
huge Evolutions
Until an investor is convinced of the enormous potential of the project. “The Assistant Coach Ltd was born in 2013 and as our investor is not a” venture capitalist “, it put us any financial pressure on his shoulders. “That is why the software is still free when its competitors are paying. “Future developments are enormous, says Philippe Ollier. We will be able to offer comprehensive training and not just worksheets, integrate athletic preparation, provide medical pages … There will also send SMS followed, that is to say that the coach will if his players received or not his message, mailings mails grouped or individual, details of the physiological each player … “endless data will still only one goal: to make life easier for the amateur coach not necessarily keen on computers or phones, which must balance football, family and work. “The more you help, the more the software will be his assistant coach, exactly. “
Website: www.coach-adjoint.com
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Antony Gauvin: “An essential tool”
Former player including Lorient and Brest, Antony Gauvin ( 40) begins his fifth season at the helm of Fontenay-le-Comte (CFA) after being the defender and assistant coach for two years. Tester Assistant Coach last year, he became a firm believer.
Why did you adopt Assistant Coach?
Like many coaches, I work side since I am responsible for sports facilities to the town of Fontenay. The software is an essential time saver: I use during my lunch break to manage your workforce, prepare my sessions and the upcoming game.
What interests do you think?
Specifically, during the game, my assistant notes everything about the set pieces, the centers, or not framed shots, scoring chances … And for both teams. At home, I also have two leaders who, with their watches, calculates the possession of each course and pass every quarter of an hour my assistant. All these data, I use the half, before I speak to the players. Then, after each meeting, I fill the software.
Players have access to this data?
I will notify them that if they come to me. Everything is on my shelf. Often, when we play outside, they throw a glance on the bus home. They look at their playing time, their personal stats … Today, I think computer skills is essential. For example, when a player is down, I know exactly the nature of his injury, he spent exams. Late in the season, when the interview, I have before me all his stats: the number of drives made, games played, successful passes, shots on target, his scoring opportunities … are obviously the data on which I rely.
The numbers tell the story
Philippe Ollier (41) knows from experience the benefits of statistics. “When a player plays less than another, it is answered by the figures and avoid the conflict. This is also an opportunity to establish performance targets, to help him get better, “explains for example, the former professional.
“disrupt my thinking”
Some figures may also directly influence tactics, even shake the first logic. “I remember a game in Nîmes with Villenave in CFA 2, he said. We had a big first half but without finding a way to goal. Early in the second, one is pushed, they push hard and I decided to send a defensive midfielder to heating. Logic dictates that I may go back, but it’s that time that I thought the software. I noticed that this team, when it attacked a lot, also took a lot of goals. So, I did get two offensive players instead of 6 and 8 for the expected lower and counter them. In the process, we scored three times! “Of course, the software will never replace the instinct of the coach, but in this case,” he disrupted my thinking and that’s it for the purpose. ” Unconsciously, he also pushes the amateur technician to go flush out every detail, to become more organized, to push the threshold requirement. And, no doubt, to take more pleasure in everyday life.
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