Become the scout clubs are looking for
Video Scouting Pro
The best possible pathway to enter the world of professional football as a scout
✓ Master video scouting through professional industry insights
✓ Compare your work with industry-standard reports and methods
✓ Study at your own pace and get job-ready in about 35-40 hours
Course overview
In eight video lectures (35-60 minutes per video), we’ve captured everything you need to know as a professional scout. You can follow the video lessons when it suits you.
You’ll perform scouting tasks that are very similar to the tasks that scouts at professional clubs face: full-match analysis, player screening and final stage scouting.
After submitting each assignment, you’ll get immediate access to scout reports created by Marco or 360’s team of professional scouts to compare and create a feedback loop.
Key course components
In-depth theory
Eight comprehensive video lessons
Each lesson lasts between 35 and 60 minutes, and covers all crucial video scouting topics.
- Lesson 1: Scouting processes within clubs
- Lesson 2: Understanding football actions
- Lesson 3: Understanding team tactics
- Lesson 4: Making the most out of Wyscout
- Lesson 5: Advanced player reporting skills
- Lesson 6: Goalkeeper, fullback, center back
- Lesson 7: Defensive, central and attacking midfielder
- Lesson 8: Winger and center forward
“I am very impressed with the quality of the modules. They provide very informative and useful information for anyone looking for a job in football scouting.”
Zoe Laflin
Course participant
Three practical assignments
Simulated assignments that mirror professional scouting tasks
Assignment 1: Full match analysis
Based on three matches assigned to you, you’ll create reports on an increasing number players per match. You will learn how to recognize, rate, and describe the players with the highest current level and potential.
Assignment 2: Player screening
You’ll screen nine players who were hypothetically flagged by data and offered by player agents. Based on evaluating individual clips of the players, you decide which players should or should not be followed up.
Assignment 3: Final stage scouting
In the final stages of the scouting process, clubs decide which players to make a move for. By creating in-depth evaluations about three players, you’ll provide your recommendations to the sporting director on who to (not) bring in.
“I struggled to elevate my scouting skills, but this course, including the real-world assignments, gave me the confidence to take the next step. Marco’s insights made all the difference.”
Nikolaos Litsios
Course participant
Learn from professional reports
After submitting each assignment (you’ll do that 15 times in total), you’ll receive high-quality industry-standard examples that show how professional scouts approach the same tasks.
✓ You work on a task as if you were a scout for clubs such as Real Madrid, Fenerbahçe and Rosenborg BK.
✓ Immediately after submitting your report, you receive a report created by 360’s professional video scouts.
✓ You compare your ratings and player descriptions to the sample report(s) to identify areas to improve in.
“The professional scouting examples were game-changing for me. Being able to compare my work to industry-standards helped me understand exactly where I needed to improve.”
Elia Ventura
Course participant
Ready to become the video scout clubs are looking for?
The Video Scouting Pro course will enhance your scouting skills to a top-level standard in football.
How you benefit
Advance your
scouting career
Gain real-world experience
Participate in practical scouting tasks that mirror real club tasks to gain valuable hands-on experience and insights.
Learn from
industry experts
Receive a
certificate
Who is this course for?
Ambitious scouts ready for pro level
This advanced course is ideal for two types of scouts.
✓ Aspiring scouts who have the desire to advance to professional clubs. This course provides the required insights and practice to heavily increase their chances.
✓ Current scouts (already working for clubs) aiming to refine their expertise and skills, and learn how scouts at other clubs work (with different contextual factors).
Trusted by professional clubs across the world
We don’t just teach scouting theory; we collaborate with several top level professional clubs.
Champions
League
Belgian
Pro league
German
2. Bundesliga
Dutch
Eredivisie
Danish
Superliga
Why
choose
us?
What sets us apart from other online scouting course providers
In the past, numerous aspiring scouts have joined professional clubs through 360 Scouting. This happened both through our application procedure and via the Video Scouting Pro course.
While other institutes teach outdated textbook theory, we embrace modern football reality. The course covers frameworks and insights coming directly from how professional clubs operate.
We speak to heads of recruitment every week, at several clubs. Every club is different and uses their own unique approach. We identify patterns in how they structure their scouting and evaluate players.
Our alumni work at football clubs across the world
Many of our former scouts and graduates now work at professional football clubs and associations around the world, such as the ones below.
Marco
van der Heide
Tutor of this course
Marco van der Heide is a former professional football player and the founder of 360 Scouting. After his active career, Marco has become a video scouting expert, spending thousands of hours analyzing matches and players.
For almost ten years, he has worked for professional clubs, individually or through 360 Scouting. At AZ Alkmaar, he reported to current Liverpool head coach Arne Slot as their opposition analyst. As a video scout, Marco worked for various clubs, ranging from Champions League teams to second-tier clubs.
Study at your own pace
In total, it will take you approximately 30-45 hours to complete the course. If you go through the videos and assignments very efficiently, it will take you around 30 hours to complete the whole course. If you take a bit more time to rewatch match situations and clips, and to take as much relevant information from our sample reports as possible, the total workload will be closer to 45 hours.
You can decide your own tempo. Whether you want to complete the course in 14 days, eight weeks or seven months, is totally up to you. You can start whenever you’re ready and study at your own rhythm. There are no fixed deadlines or mandatory live sessions, which allows you to allocate more time to the course during quieter periods and less during busy weeks.
Course program
- Lesson 1: Scouting processes within clubs
- Lesson 2: Understanding football actions
- Lesson 3: Understanding team tactics
- Lesson 4: Making the most out of Wyscout
- Lesson 5: Advanced player reporting skills
You will evaluate three full matches. There is a build-up in complexity.
In the first match, you’ll focus on seven players in total (spread over both teams) that we assign.
In the second match you will focus on all (eleven) players from one team.
And in the third match, you will briefly rate and report on every player from both teams.
After submitting each report, you get access to the report of our professional scouts, so you can compare them and learn from it.
- Lesson 6: Defensive positions: goalkeeper, fullback, center back
- Lesson 7: Midfield positions: defensive, central and attacking midfielder
- Lesson 8: Forward positions: winger and striker
Throughout the weeks, you will screen nine players, on nine different positions.
Based on the requirements from a (hypothetical) club you work for, you evaluate those players based on individual clips.
You rate them, describe their strengths and weaknesses, and come up with a recommendation for follow up.
Again, after submitting a report, you will compare your reports to the ones created by our professional scouts.
In the final assignment, you evaluate three players in great detail.
You make use of a combination of full match footage and individual clips.
Based on what you’ve seen, you either recommend or advise against the player towards your (hypothetical) sporting director about signing the players.
And again, you will create a feedback loop by comparing your reports to the sample reports from our scouts.
Frequently Asked Questions
This course is specifically designed for intermediate and experienced football scouts. Study at your own pace to develop and improve crucial skills needed in professional scouting. By the end of the program, you will become a proficient video scout, a critical thinker, and a confident communicator of advanced scouting insights. This course will equip you to be the type of scout professional football clubs seek.
Marco van der Heide is the founder of 360 Scouting and creator of this course. A former professional football player with nearly a decade of experience working with top-tier clubs as a video scout and opposition analyst.
A decent understanding of English, a reliable internet connection, and the ambition to become a better football scout. That’s it.
The course follows a self-paced online format. You’ll access video lessons and assignments through our online academy whenever it suits your schedule. Instead of individual feedback, you receive professional scout examples for each assignment to compare with your work.
The course requires approximately 30-45 hours in total, which you can spread over any timeframe that works for you. Some students complete it in 4-6 weeks with intensive study, while others take 5-6 months. You can start whenever you’re ready – there are no fixed start dates.
Our course is designed with flexibility in mind. You can access all online lessons whenever it suits your schedule and complete the assignments at your own pace. There are no fixed dates or mandatory live sessions, making it ideal for ambitious (aspiring) scouts with varying availability.
You can start immediately after enrollment. There are no fixed start dates or cohorts – begin whenever you’re ready and study at your own pace.
All course content, including video lessons, assignments, and live Q&A sessions, will be conducted in English.
You can ask questions anytime by email. Marco will answer all your scouting related questions, whereas Peter will get back to you when it comes to practical issues.
Yes, after completing the course, you will receive a personalized certificate of completion with your name, which can help showcase your (improved and enhanced) scouting skills to potential employers.
No specific software is needed; just an internet-connected device and a browser to access the course.
We offer various payment options, including credit cards, PayPal, and popular local methods like iDeal, Bancontact, EPS, and Przelewy24. Bank transfers are also available upon request. Please email us at courses@360scouting.com, and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Yes! We offer flexible payment options to make the course more accessible:
1. One-time payment
- €390 (full course fee)
- Best value option
2. Monthly installments
- 3 payments of €133 each
- Total cost €399 (includes €9 administration fee)
- Same complete access to all course features
Important payment notes:
- The first installment is required to secure your spot and begin the course.
- The final installment must be completed before receiving your certificate.
- Both payment options provide identical course access and experience.
If you have previously taken a course with us, you are eligible for a discount. You can find your personal discount code in the Essentials course. Please enter this code during the registration process to automatically apply the discount.
After you make your first payment, whether the complete fee or the first installment, we provide a straightforward 14-day money-back guarantee. If you’re unsatisfied with the course for any reason within those 14 days, we’ll refund your payment in full – no questions asked.
The refund process is simple: Contact us and request your refund. There is no need to explain why. We’ll process your refund as soon as possible.
We’re confident in the value of our course, which is why we can offer this risk-free guarantee. It allows you to start learning with complete peace of mind.
The course offers advanced skills and knowledge to help you pursue a career as a video scout. While it enhances your skill level, it does not provide additional direct advantages in our application process for remote scouts. Completing the course can strengthen your candidacy for roles in professional football scouting departments; however, we cannot guarantee that you will obtain a job as a professional scout.
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