Head of Data & Technology @ Brentford FC - Luke Stopforth (Sports Analysis) - #13

Head of Data & Technology @ Brentford FC - Luke Stopforth (Sports Analysis) - #13This 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!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️In this video I sit down with Luke Stopforth who has been with his current club, Brentford FC for over a decade. Starting in League One as an analyst, Luke has showed some great progression to get into the position he is in now.We chat about the the ways in which Brentford do things a little different, more on Lukes career, advice for new analysts and much more in between.One interesting part of this chat was around the analyst community as a whole and we speak about an idea Luke posted about a couple of years ago regarding a 'union' type community to help and support analysts. Really curious to see what others think about this so let us know in the comments!Thanks again for Luke for taking part!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction0:51 - Luke joins and gives some background3:25 - The early days and early experiences7:23 - Brentford and progression13:12 - Closing the Academy17:28 - Brentford's data background & ownership22:00 - Premier League, style of play23:16 - Average week of an analyst28:39 - Advice for aspiring analysts30:50 - Data over the years...32:44 - The Analyst Community37:17 - Hiring Staff41:00 - Books and Podcasts42:18 - xG and wrap up◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️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