ASRA GLS – Ground Level Scout: Talent Identification

Level: Semi-Pro 
Format: Hybrid (live sessions + guided field tasks + admin labs)
Duration: ~40 hours over 4 weeks
Price: R5000
Focus: The why behind player types, and the admin engine that makes scouting usable inside a club.

Who it’s for

Community and semi-pro scouts, academy staff, and head coaches who manage trials and player funnels and need a reliable operating system for sourcing, logging, evaluating, and moving players through a compliant process.

What you’ll be able to do

• Map the “why”: align player profiles to your game model, squad gaps, and pathway (age, minutes, resale logic).

• Prioritise profiles: build role-based archetypes and escalation rules (who moves first and why).

• Run airtight admin: contact logs, consent, data capture, trial packs, compliance and handovers.

• Package evidence: blend live notes with short video, references, and context that decision-makers trust.

• Own the pipeline: plan discovery days, manage waitlists, and track outcomes (advance/park/release).

Course Outline (modules)

1) Why This Player? (Context before checklists)

• Club identity → role archetypes → “fit” signals vs “noise”

• Market realities: age, cost, minutes, homegrown status, pathway feasibility

• Outcome: a Role Profile Canvas for two positions (e.g., CM8, Winger)

2) Pipeline & Prioritisation

• Source mapping (school, LFA, tournaments, referrals, agents)

• Priority rules: ceiling vs floor, time-to-first-team, risk scoring

• Outcome: Discovery Plan + Priority Ladder for your region

3) Evidence Pack that Travels

• Live-watch structure, references, two-clip rule (prove the claim fast)

• Light-touch video workflow with Hudl / Wyscout / InStat Scout

• Outcome: Player One-Pager (bio, archetype fit, two clips, recommendation)

4) Admin & Compliance (the unglamorous edge)

• Contact & consent, record-keeping, safeguarding basics, ID & school docs

• Registration & trial mechanics; pre-trial comms and expectations

• Outcome: Trial Pack (invite email/SMS template, checklist, consent forms)

5) Trials → Decisions → Handover

• Day-of flow, staff roles, scoring sheets, coach debriefs

• Advance/park/release pathways; feedback that protects relationships

• Outcome: Decision Log + Coach Handover Sheet

6) Reporting & Review

• Weekly pipeline report (traffic-light logic)

• End-of-cycle review: hit-rate, misses, and market lessons

• Outcome: GLS Dashboard (Google Sheets/Excel) with filters & status tags

Assessments

• Field task: observe one matchday and submit a Player One-Pager (two positions).

• Admin task: complete a Trial Pack for a chosen player (consent + checklist).

• Final hand-in: a GLS Dashboard (10–20 prospects) with statuses and decision notes.

Templates & Tools (included)

• Role Profile Canvas • Discovery Plan • Priority Ladder

• Player One-Pager • Trial Pack (invite/consent/checklist) • Decision Log

• GLS Dashboard (Google Sheets/Excel)

• Optional integrations: Wyscout / InStat Scout / Hudl links for clips

Requirements

• Basic match knowledge and L1 completion recommended (not mandatory).

• A laptop (Google Drive/Sheets or Excel).

• Access to local fixtures (live or video) for the field task.

Why GLS is different

ASRA won’t tell you what to look for. GLS teaches why a player truly fits your club now and how to move them properly through a system that coaches and administrators can act on tomorrow.