Football Documentary Research Dossier

Primary Research-


Primary research is research which is gathered by the person wanting the information. This is different to secondary research as secondary research is research that is collected by someone else. People will often collect primary data through data collecting methods such as surveys, questionnaires, audience panels and online forums. There are also online versions of surveys and questionnaires which are now a lot more common due to the advancement in technology over the past few years. Self generated research is research such as Videos and photos taken by yourself, this can even include records and data you have created yourself..













We have arranged to interview one of my friends Megan to talk about how injuries can affect your career and going pro. We will also talk to her about how much of her time she had to commit and the sacrifices she had to make to get to the position she is in.
Secondary Research-



Approximate areas covered by level 8 of the League System. The Red shades cover the Northern Premier League; the Blue shades cover the Southern League; Green and Yellow cover the Isthmian League.






I went onto google to find out how many clubs were in enlgish football, and it gave me a wikipedia page listing every semi-professional and professional clubs in England, ranging from the Premier League (level 1) and all the way down to Southern Counties East League Division One (level 10).




For footballers at the top of the professional game, the early weeks of a new season are a time of giddy excitement.


For some, the summer may have brought a dream move to a big club, or the expectation of one imminently as the final days of the transfer window loom. For others, promotion might have brought greater financial rewards and the chance to challenge for some of the game's biggest prizes.


These are the dreams young footballers nurture, but the reality - for the majority of professional footballers - is very different.


The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) estimates that each summer, about 700 players are released by their clubs, causing upset and uncertainty.


"The biggest attrition rate is undoubtedly among young players," says Oshor Williams of the PFA's education department, which offers support and training to prepare them for a life outside professional football.


"Of those entering the game aged 16, two years down the line, 50% will be outside professional football. If we look at the same cohort at 21, the attrition rate is 75% or above.


"Most of these kids don't have a Plan B. It can be very unnerving to find yourself having to move into a completely different world."





Stories we may use-


Ronaldo Story-

http://www.biography.com/people/cristiano-ronaldo-555730#early-life


Messi Story-

http://www.biography.com/people/lionel-messi-555732#synopsis


Rooney Story-

https://successstory.com/people/wayne-mark-rooney

Production Ideas/Research-

For our production, our idea was going to be using the topic of football and the issues surrounding becoming pro. Our initial idea was that we would show the struggles and important factors that could influence someones success in becoming a professional footballer. We would interview some more successful footballers who we know and talk about the struggles which they are facing. We have planned to interview one of my friends "Megan Bartlett" as she is currently suffering from an injury which is stopping her from playing professionally for Norwich FC ladies.We will also use some of the F2Freestylers footage to show that it is very difficult to go pro, especially when they cannot go pro with how talented they are in football. We will start off the documentary with some slow motion skills and shots in a montage to draw people in and show an interest in the documentary. We have decided that we will be using Flegg High Schools 3G Football Pitch for our venue. We will not need a storyboard as it is a documentary. Injuries will be a huge part of this hwoever, we will be showing the strain on people and the age they should go into professional football. We may include the hardships which people have been through to become a professional footballer; Christiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi.






Interviewees:

-Myself

-Billy Randell




Possible Interviewees:

-Billy Cousin

-Megan Bartlett