I am not the user

As I keep a mental note of my own learning, I must also remember that I am not the user. To understand how the user comprehends soccer I need to probe the brains of others. There are a few things I would like to do.

First, I will interview 3-5 people who range from limited to extreme in their exposure to soccer. I will ask them one thing, "explain soccer to me" and encourage them to speak for as long as they possibly can. I will also give them pen and paper incase they want to use visuals to explain. Things to look for will include:

1) the order they reveal information
2) the language they use
3) times when their explinations are unclear
4) times when they have a loss for words
5) how much they rely on visual aids
6) how they choose to manipulate the pen and paper
7) how all of the above changes based on the relative knowledge of soccer

I have a couple other ideas that involve user studies, but the interviews are already quite a lot of work to undertake. I do not want to overwhelm myself, so I will start interviewing and return to the topic of user study ideas once I am finished.