Lesson 264 min read

The basics: how to read any figure

What you'll learn

  • What the 0 to 5 scale means
  • What windows and the latest period are
  • How to read the change arrows, the "–" and "small sample"

Every dashboard uses the same rules. Once you understand this lesson, you can read any analysis screen.

  • The scale goes from 0 to 5. Each evaluation answers 25 Yes/No questions in five pillars: technical, tactical, physical, mental and socio-affective (5 questions per pillar).
  • A pillar's score = how many of its questions were "Yes". In one match, 4 "Yes" out of 5 is 4.0.
  • Total score = the average of the five pillars. Example: 5 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 4 = 21; 21 ÷ 5 = 4.2.
  • In a period with several evaluations (a week, a month…), each pillar is 5 × (all "Yes" ÷ all answers). That is why you see decimals such as 3.51.

Windows decide how matches are grouped:

  • By match: each match on its own. The most detailed view, and the one that moves up and down the most.
  • By week (Monday to Sunday) and by month: the matches of each week or month.
  • By block of matches: groups of 5 consecutive matches of the team in the season (block 1 is matches 1 to 5, block 2 matches 6 to 10…). The last block may be incomplete. Every match of the team counts, even without evaluations; on a player's profile, blocks follow their team's matches, so if they missed a match, that block has fewer of their evaluations.
  • By semester (January–June and July–December) and by season: the long view.

At the top of each dashboard you see Latest period: the last period with data, compared with the previous one (for example, "Block 2 · compared with Block 1"). The big figures belong to the latest period.

Choose what to see and what to compare it with. On the team dashboard and the player profile, the Period menu lists the periods of the window (each match, week, month, block, semester or season with data) and Compare with offers the previous period, any other one or *No comparison*. Once you pick one, the top says Selected period, the arrows compare with the period you chose, and the trend and its table show only those periods. All periods brings back the full view: the latest period against the one before and the whole trend. Switching the window resets the choice to *All periods*.

  • Green arrow ↗ with +0.4: up 0.4 points on the 0 to 5 scale against the previous period. Red arrow ↘ with −1: down 1 point.
  • "–": there is no data to calculate it (for example, attendance with no trainings recorded on those dates, or no previous period to compare with).
  • Small sample: there is little data (fewer than 5 players in a team period, or fewer than 3 matches in a position). Read it carefully: a single match can move the figure a lot.

Tip

If a figure surprises you, switch to a longer window (block or month): the ups and downs of a single match even out and the real trend shows.

Important

Every figure is information to support the coaching staff. It never decides call-ups, line-ups or minutes, and it is not a judgement of the person.

Recap

  • 0 to 5: how many "Yes" per pillar; the total is the average of the five
  • The window groups matches; the latest period is compared with the previous one
  • Arrows = change in points; "–" = no data; small sample = read carefully

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