Sports Office performance management system for elite soccer supports women’s football growth

The record Wembley attendance earlier this month for the Women’s FA Cup Final has underlined the growing profile of this branch of the game and The Sports Office team were delighted to see client club Manchester City secure victory under the world-famous arch.

Man City Women beat Birmingham City Ladies 4-1, in front of a bumper 35,271 crowd. The winning side featured the likes of England skipper Steph Houghton and star US signing Carli Lloyd. As well as the “Light Blues”, women’s teams at Chelsea, Arsenal, Southampton, Oxford United and Bristol City are all users of “The Football Squad’’, The Sports Office’s performance management system for elite soccer.

This growing sector of the game benefits from the system’s powerful functionality. And Sports Office Business Development Manager Tom Leather says the company is pleased to have played a part in supporting the success of all teams and of women’s football as a whole.

He said: “It’s great to see the women’s game developing so rapidly, as well as the increasing recognition for the professional standards of the competitions and the teams.”

“And of course we’d like send our congratulations to Manchester City Women for their great victory in the Cup Final at Wembley. We understand the team are aiming to secure more success in the future and we believe the “The Football Squad’’ will support them as they move forward.”

Manchester City Women celebrate their 2017 FA Cup victory. They are one of several elite women's teams which use The Sports Office performance management system for elite soccer.

Source: Manchester City Women Twitter.
Manchester City Women celebrate their 2017 FA Cup victory. They are one of several elite women’s teams which use The Sports Office performance management system for elite soccer.

Coaching, football analysis software and much more

The Sports Office online performance management system for elite soccer supports managers, coaches and fitness practitioners involved at professional level. The system provides an extensive range of features to support football coaching, video-usage, sports science, sports medicine, scouting and recruitment, squad management and intra-club communication. It also offers extensive statistical analysis for football, training load management and allows the creation of personalised performance and development plans for players.

Women’s football is set for further profile boosts in the coming months. The UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 kicks off this July in the Netherlands and for the first time, the tournament will involve 16 teams. The FA have also recently launched Gameplan for Growth, which is a drive to double participation and grow the fanbase.

The Sports Office works with more than 100 professional football clubs, competing in the world’s most high-profile competitions. Several major national governing bodies have also chosen to adopt The Sports Office. One of these is the Scottish FA, who use it throughout their structures, including for all their national teams and at all seven of their Performance Schools.

Elsewhere in the world of elite sport, clients include the RFU, Aviva Premiership rugby clubs, leading equestrian organisations, professional tennis coaches, clubs in Rugby League’s Super League and professional cycling teams.

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The Sports Office continues growth in elite football.

The adoption of The Sports Office’s online performance management systems, within elite football, has increased to such an extent that the company now supplies more than 20 leading professional clubs across the globe.

Those using the system at first team level include several in the Barclay’s Premier League and Sky Bet Championship, as well as clubs in North America’s MLS and Australasia’s A-League.

Phil Clarke, The Sports Office Managing Director, commented: “We believe this continued growth at the highest levels is a reflection of the capability, quality and reliability of our online performance management systems for elite, professional football.

“Via feedback we receive from our expanding client base, we have seen that our systems deliver a major positive performance impact for the organisations which adopt them.”

Clarke added: “We have recently completed a major system update which has delivered increased functionality, an improved design and an enhanced user experience. We look forward to continuing our work to support both existing and new clients.”

The Sports Office online performance management systems for football were created to meet the increasing challenges faced by practitioners involved in the sport at elite, professional level. The systems provide extensive functionality to support coaching, video-usage, sports science, sports medicine, scouting and recruitment, squad management and communication. They also allow the creation of truly personalised performance and development plans for players.

The company works with more than 20 elite football clubs, competing in the world’s most high-profile competitions. Several major national governing bodies have also chosen to adopt The Sports Office. One of these is the Scottish FA, who use it throughout their structures, including for all their national teams and at all seven of their Performance Schools.

18th September 2015 /

The Sports Office nominated for Sports Technology Awards

The Sports Office online performance management system for elite soccer, “the football squad”, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2015 Sports Technology Awards. The nomination is in the team category of “Best support technology for managers and coaches”.

The shortlisting means the company is in contention for the overall award, alongside five other leading organisations, including Cricket Australia. The Sports Technology Awards aim to recognize and celebrate the increasingly important role that technology plays in sport and highlight successful technological innovation, across all aspects of the sector.

“We are pleased to have received this shortlisting for ‘the football squad’ and we look forward to the announcement of the main award, later this year “, said The Sports Office Director Phil Clarke.

“Our fundamental objective when developing our systems for football, rugby and a range of elite sports is to help players and athletes to optimise all aspects of preparation and performance.

“We employ the principle that coaching and support staff should not be overwhelmed by technology.“

Clarke added: “We believe we have created a solution, which is adaptable to meet the challenge provided by the ever-increasing and sophisticated demands of elite football and high performance sport. The evolving challenges provided by sports science, sports medicine and evidence based approaches to preparation, require that those involved at the top level can draw on a powerful support tool”.

The Football Squad is an online performance management system. It links departments within a sporting organisation, allowing effective use of data and management information, to generate insight and performance intelligence. It provides extensive functionality which supports coaching, video-usage, sports science, sports medicine, scouting and recruitment, squad management and communication.

It also allows for the individualisation of preparation for team sports and the creation of detailed personalised performance plans.

The judging panel for the Sports Technology Awards comprises high-profile figures, drawn from across international sport, each of whom is asked to assess work which falls within their area of expertise.

The winners of each award category will be announced on Friday 27th March 2015, in London.

20th January 2015 /