From INTERN at Scunthorpe Utd, to working in the MLS - Harry Jamieson #65
From INTERN at Scunthorpe Utd, to working in the MLS - Harry Jamieson #65 Harry Jamieson is currently head of player development at new MLS side, San Diego FC. Harry started his analysis career, back in the UK, as an intern at Scunthorpe United. After becoming head of analysis there, and spending 7 years at the club, he moved onto Rotherham United who were in the Championship at the time. From Rotherham, he made his big move to the MLS, firstly to Toronto FC, before joining his current club, San Diego. In this conversation we learn about Harrys journey and some of the experiences he has had along the way. We speak about working in the EFL with lots of games and very little resources. If you like the video, please consider subscribing! 0:00 - Introduction 2:09 - Harry joins, background, starting in analysis 10:24 - Scunthorpe, moving up from an intern 13:19 - The changing role of an analyst, data 18:45 - Working in the EFL, low budgets and lots of travel 22:45 - Rotherham Utd 29:00 - Working with and learning from different managers 35:15 - Internships and analyst salaries 41:56 - Moving to Toronto 50:50 - Analysis departments in MLS 55:12 - Harrys new role at San Diego FC 1:07:45 - Advice for other analysts 1:10:25 - Wrap up, summary, book recommendation Related Episodes Scott Madle: https://youtu.be/N0pNiRmPUPw Sam Green: https://youtu.be/WLKPLpTmtMc Lucy Rushton: https://youtu.be/9tPdnQJ-Vl8 Tom Corden: https://youtu.be/8S3vr823ysU Ewan Sharp: https://youtu.be/8aC01wQ_x-0 Book MentionedThe Last Lecture: https://amzn.to/3ZxPCDj ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software (Tag your videos, add drawings, create playlists) - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals 🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with DataCamp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA FREE RESOURCES 📋 CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download MY OTHER SOCIALS 🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com 🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK 👨🏼💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk#sandiego #mls #scunthorpeutd #scunthorpe #footballanalysis #scouting