Advantages and Disadvantages of Technocratic Coaching in Football

        ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TECHNOCRATIC COACHING IN FOOTBALL       by Student's Name       Code + Course Name Professor's Name University Name City, State Date   Advantages and Disadvantages of Technocratic Coaching in Football Introduction Technocracy is a form of governance or management. The decision-maker(s) are selected based on their expertise in each area of responsibility, largely characterized by scientific and technical knowledge (Larsson, 2020). These decision-makers are technocrats and are selected based on their expertise in a given field of knowledge. In their decision-making processes, technocrats are guided by objective methodology or scientific data backed by scientific findings and explanations instead of mere opinion (McCosker et al., 2021, p. 440). Today, technocracy has made its way into the football arena, where coaches are increasingly relying on technological tools and scientific data and theories to realize optimum performance from players (Cushion, 2007). Technocratic coaching is an approach to coaching where coaches make decisions based on objective methods and data. This approach to coaching appears to be consistent with developments in technological advancement and Big Data analytics that will continuously benefit from other emerging concepts like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to help coaches in making more accurate, precise, and reliable decisions (Lawrence & Crawford, 2021). While this approach is promisingly transformative of the contemporary coaching approaches and styles, it also comes with several disadvantages. In this regard, the current paper aims to discuss the nuances of technocratic coaches and analyze their advantages and disadvantages. Aims Objective methods record a phenomenon from which the dimensions of physical activity can be inferred. Objectives methods would not have been possible in football if there were no adequate technological tools to provide real-time recording of the phenomenon during training and through matches (Lawrence & Crawford, 2021, p. 58). Today, heart rate monitors, GPS trackers, advanced monitoring & camera systems, and the use of drones are just but examples of technological concepts used to collect data. These concepts provide a wealth of data and information that empowers coaches to make accurate decisions on players, squad, training regimes, and tactics (Cushion & Townsend, 2018, p. 6). The technical know-how of incorporating these technologies into coaching regimes makes technocratic coaching. Thus, the current paper aims to establish whether technocratic coaching is ideal in modern football by weighing its advantages against the disadvantages. Objectives The current paper's purpose and aim will be realized by accomplishing the following three objectives: -                      Positioning technocratic coaching within the football industry, -                      Establish the key advantages of technocratic coaching in foo...