Sports Analytics
Your source of information you can use along YOUR journey in the world of Sports Analytics. The intersection of sports, data and technology will be explored. Through interviews with experts and thought leaders, we’ll uncover how data science, artificial intelligence and analysis tools are being used for competitive advantage in sports. Industry trends and career opportunities will also be discussed.
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In this episode Hudl Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder, John Wirtz, discusses how their industry leading video and data analytics platform is helping over 160,000 teams worldwide improve and win.
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- Video is at the core for Hudl. The Value Hudl brings to market is in four categories; tools to help teams and organizations prepare for the next game, helping te...
In this episode Dr. Darin White, Executive Director for Samford University’s Center for Sports Analytics, discusses the analytics of sports marketing and careers in sports analytics.
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- Major trend in the sports industry heard from sports team executives is that they need more students trained in sports business and analytics.
- Dr. White believes we are living i...
CEO Troy Brazell and Vice President of Optima Sports Analytics discuss how NFL and other professional sports teams are using predictive models to help teams draft the right players.
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- NFL teams and other professional sports franchises want to know the answer to a basic question when drafting players. Can the player play for the position or team system they are...
NBA player and Head Coach Butch Carter explains how his Analytics4Coaches model helps coaches win basketball games.
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- Coach Carter and Mike Ellis created an analytic model for winning basketball games based on a constant empirical number; half of games are won and half of games are lost. Every night it is a zero-sum business. There is one winner and one loser. ...
In this episode, Tyler Heaps discusses how US Soccer uses analytics in all facets of the organization from player performance to coaching and game strategy.
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- Five key areas US Soccer is using analytics on a daily basis; Opposition and self-analysis, Player pool monitoring and tracking, Looking for bigger picture trends in the game, Physical health and injury,...
In this episode with Jamie Hepner, Director of Applied Sport Science at Catapult Sports, we discuss how GPS wearable technology and data is being used to improve athlete performance and enhance decision making by teams.
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- All the data and numbers are interesting, cool and in vogue but, “If it doesn’t change what you already do then it’s essentially a waste of ...
In this interview with Dr. Michael Leeds we discuss his research on the value of stadium naming rights.
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- Dr. Michael Leeds conducted research to see if naming rights lead to company profits. 54 major league stadiums that had naming rights deals spanning baseball, football, basketball and hockey were studied with the following findings:
- Vast majority (40+)...
In this episode Mike DeBartolo discusses how the Washington Nationals use analytics to help them win.
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- Major league baseball analytics has evolved over the last 5-10 years to using many more data sources of information in areas of advanced scouting for game preparation, individual player improvement, player development and injury prevention.
- GM Mike Rizzo has...
In this episode Swarthmore College Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach, Ryan Ansel, discusses the following topics:
- How a winning D3 Basketball team uses analytics while being resource and time challenged.
- The explosion of sports analytics use across all sports at Davidson College.
- How a basketball shooting app with AI is being used as part of a virtual basketball training program.
- How to prepare for a career and find opportunitie...
Interview with Dr. Michael Leeds, Professor of Sports Economics at Temple University, exploring the history of sports economics and how it relates to sports analytics.
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- What are the most important things a sports organization can do to leverage sports analytics?
- What are the opportunities in the Sports Analytics market in the next few years?
- How not to overwhelm players with too much data.
Interview with Ronnie Burrell assistant coach with the NBA G-League Long Island Nets. How use of film study evolved into sports analytics over the course of his college and 11 year professional playing career. Ronnie talks about how analytics were used in his role with the Brooklyn Nets and now as an assistant coach with the Long Island Nets.
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