Rugby League Analyst - Had to learn the hard way! - Chris O'Connor (Hull FC) - #12

In this video, I sit down with Chris O'Connor who has spent the best part of the last 10 years coaching and analysing both Rugby League and Rugby Union. Chris is currently head of performance analysis at Super League club Hull FC having worked very hard to create a career in analysis outside of the traditional routes. We speak about how Chris was pretty much self taught as he went to university before analysis was part of the modules. How he juggled multiple roles, spent time abroad, and now even works with the Jamaican National team as they look forward to the World Cup later this year. The books mentioned by Chris: It takes what it takes by Trevor Moawad - https://amzn.to/3Hmup6h The Sports Gene by David Epstein - https://amzn.to/3JBwuyd Thinking Fast & Slow by Daniel Kahneman - https://amzn.to/3JvXRtt ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 0:00 - Introduction 0:48 - Chris joins and gives us some background 6:12 - Should analysts be coaches? 9:13 - Rugby League or Rugby Union... 14:09 - Previous roles and creating a career in sport 25:21 - Toronto Wolfpack 32:00 - The wild Toronto match day experience! 35:29 - Time out, travelling 40:41 - Hull FC, an average week 47:00 - Internships 53:35 - Jamaican National Team & the World Cup 1:00:36 - Advice for new analysts 1:03:44 - The unmeasurables... book recommendations 1:07:57 - Down Time, end of a tough season ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Get FREE sports data by learning web scraping – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/?ref=3f7c5c FREE RESOURCES 📝 My downloadable CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📚 The 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