Scouts are people searching for talent - but what is talent and how is it created? It is a hypothetical word for something impressive, useful and a skill. It cannot be solidified, but it can be found in people; particularly in students willing to learn forever.
University football is huge in Japan. In our first article, we looked at how education-oriented the sport over there is. But why? Because resilience, the will to learn, a positive outlook, and teamwork is nurtured in an environment of ever-learning, stress and forward-thinking.
Find out why there are crucial off-field and on-field benefits surrounding a university footballer;
Off-Field Benefits
While scouts look for players who are good at football, modern scouts should be on the lookout for not only good athletes, but good people.
Good people are an amalgamation of many things - be it hard workers, students, talented learners, or charismatic speakers - good communicators.
The humanization of scouting is the way forward - players must achieve career stability through university, ensuring a secure background if the cruel football nature comes into play.
Amidst such an unforgiving, fast-moving environment regarding moving clubs, the transfer market, interacting with agents/intermediaries, players must have soft skills and qualifications as a safety net, allowing them to adapt without any problems if their career begins to stagnate.
On Field-Benefits
A modern scout should open their mind to analyzing and watching university football - for example in Japan - many players will be exceptional in their tactical thinking as the game flows.
Adaptation to in-game situations is magnified more often as there is more thinking behind their game rather than pure instinct.
While education-based football can mean a player often spends their teen years with the university side, it nurtures them for a life of sole determination and adaptation in new environments.
Ambition is instilled into a player during their time at university, many footballers such as Ayase Ueda, Kaoru Mitoma, and many others have suffered injury set-backs, but recovery know-how and resilience brought them straight back to the top-level.
Tactically, players are able to accustom to different approaches and dynamic situations on the field thanks to the forward thinking attitudes required to complete university.
Summary
Many Japanese footballers are commended for their skill and attitude in the game, humility and discipline out of the game - a lot of it is down to being talented learners.
The university football leagues in Japan and other countries are often filled with untapped talent which many scouts do not come to realize as it is not covered enough and not displayed as a ‘top level’.
But as an innovative, forward thinking scout, one must look into the unknown, think forward, and invent.
Written by : Adam Błoszko
University football is huge in Japan. In our first article, we looked at how education-oriented the sport over there is. But why? Because resilience, the will to learn, a positive outlook, and teamwork is nurtured in an environment of ever-learning, stress and forward-thinking.
Find out why there are crucial off-field and on-field benefits surrounding a university footballer;
Off-Field Benefits
While scouts look for players who are good at football, modern scouts should be on the lookout for not only good athletes, but good people.
Good people are an amalgamation of many things - be it hard workers, students, talented learners, or charismatic speakers - good communicators.
The humanization of scouting is the way forward - players must achieve career stability through university, ensuring a secure background if the cruel football nature comes into play.
Amidst such an unforgiving, fast-moving environment regarding moving clubs, the transfer market, interacting with agents/intermediaries, players must have soft skills and qualifications as a safety net, allowing them to adapt without any problems if their career begins to stagnate.
On Field-Benefits
A modern scout should open their mind to analyzing and watching university football - for example in Japan - many players will be exceptional in their tactical thinking as the game flows.
Adaptation to in-game situations is magnified more often as there is more thinking behind their game rather than pure instinct.
While education-based football can mean a player often spends their teen years with the university side, it nurtures them for a life of sole determination and adaptation in new environments.
Ambition is instilled into a player during their time at university, many footballers such as Ayase Ueda, Kaoru Mitoma, and many others have suffered injury set-backs, but recovery know-how and resilience brought them straight back to the top-level.
Tactically, players are able to accustom to different approaches and dynamic situations on the field thanks to the forward thinking attitudes required to complete university.
Summary
Many Japanese footballers are commended for their skill and attitude in the game, humility and discipline out of the game - a lot of it is down to being talented learners.
The university football leagues in Japan and other countries are often filled with untapped talent which many scouts do not come to realize as it is not covered enough and not displayed as a ‘top level’.
But as an innovative, forward thinking scout, one must look into the unknown, think forward, and invent.
Written by : Adam Błoszko