Mark presented at the EHF's Coaching Conference last week on making Video Analysis more effective.

Part of the presentation focused on Opposition Analysis.

Here is a nice example of Opposition Analysis in action from the match between Currie Chieftains and Edinburgh Accies played on the 2nd October 2021.

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This slide below details the structure of analysis throughout the week. From Thursday, the focus switches to Opposition Analysis.

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The next step is accessing Opposition footage. If it is tagged then great, if not a good solution might be to task small groups to do segments of the footage. Next, create a playlist of the category clips e.g. lineouts.

Next step is providing context on why the team should be looking at this area.

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Next up is tasking the players to lead the discussion, problem-solving themselves as they are the ones in each lineout on match day. The coach supports the discussion where appropriate.

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So, after this, what happens on match day?

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There were actually more stolen lineouts but this was a selection.

In summary:

• Players take responsibility and learn about the game
• Team performs well
• Team wins
• Happy Coaching Staff (and players, fans, friends!)