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UEFA A License

Arkaitz Díez
Coach & Tactical Analyst

Specialist in Positional Play, tactical software development, and performance optimization in national categories and grassroots football.

Game Model and Tactical Philosophy

Performance is not based on intuition, but on the systematization of behaviors. My methodology is founded on a complex game model that demands positional dominance and tactical rigor across all phases:

Locker Room Management and Experience

Data theory lacks impact if it cannot be effectively transmitted on the pitch. I combine analytical demands with leadership based on effective communication and group cohesion.

Outstanding Career

Data Engineering Applied to Football

The differential of my profile lies in technological autonomy. I develop proprietary software tools to extract metrics and automate tactical analysis, eliminating reliance on commercial third-party platforms.

Motiontics interface analyzing a match

Motiontics Project

Analytical software focused on real-time data extraction. Core capabilities include: pass tracking, heat map generation, speed monitoring, and automated segmentation of game phases.

Tacticstats application interface

Tacticstats Application

Native application designed to centralize the team's advanced statistics. It empowers the coaching staff to make decisions backed by objective data directly from the bench.

Tactical and Methodological In-Depth Analysis

A detailed breakdown of the principles that govern my game model (Base 2026) and the integration of technology in high performance.

1. What exactly does the "systematization" of the Game Model consist of?

As a UEFA A License Coach, I do not believe in leaving performance to chance or individual inspiration. Systematizing implies equipping the team with cognitive tools to solve complex situations. In the offensive phase, this translates into combinative ball progression from the initiation zone, generating qualitative and spatial advantages through the constant search for the "third man".

In the defensive section, we structure a balanced zonal defense, where coordinated pressing and intense shifting are specifically designed to force the opponent's error in optimal recovery zones.

2. How is Big Data (Motiontics) integrated into real-time decision making?

Beyond traditional post-match video analysis using commercial software like Longomatch, my approach is live analytics. The Motiontics project extracts match data in real time: pass tracking, heat map generation, ball circulation speed, and phase segmentation.

The goal of the Tacticstats App is to bring this data directly to the bench, allowing the coaching staff to make tactical adjustments and substitutions based on objective performance metrics and the opponent's structural vulnerabilities, rather than relying solely on feelings.

3. How is the leap from formative stages to competitive performance managed?

The main challenge in categories such as advanced grassroots football or the First Provincial is competitive maturity. During my time as Head Coach at C.D.G. Gamonal (Infantil A and Cadet A), the focus was heavily placed on the technical and tactical transition of the squad.

Competing with first-year players against professional structures or physically superior teams demands fostering emotional intelligence and decision-making under severe pressure. This validates the methodology: associative play and tactical rigor overcome mere physical inferiority when the squad trusts the system.

4. What is the analytical approach to Set Pieces (Set Plays)?

Modern football in 3ª RFEF and regional categories is often decided by set pieces. As a specialist in this area, I design and implement a tactical catalog of both offensive and defensive routines. Prior analysis of the opponent through detailed scouting allows me to detect marking patterns (zonal, mixed, man-to-man) in order to exploit blind spaces through blocks and systematized distraction movements.

Collaboration Proposal

I offer methodological rigor and data systematization for ambitious sports projects. Open to Head Coach positions in formative performance stages or Tactical Analyst roles in 3ª RFEF and Regional coaching staffs.

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