The New Performance Analyst
When I started in this industry the role of an analyst was quite simple. He was the guy or girl who recorded the game from some dodgy bit of scaffolding went inside and tagged or coded the video. He made a little highlights video package for the manager and the players and then set about [...]
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“Sports is worst possible business for a college graduate”
This is a quote from Mark Cuban at the recently held Sports Analytics Conference in MIT. For those who don’t know, Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a hugely successful business man (both in and out of sport). He is a massive advocate of sports analytics and has made an appearance at the Conference [...]
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Performance Analysis Industry News – Feb 2012
Written by Daniel White Stats Zone The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finished last night, Fourfourtwo magazine have once again teamed up with Opta Sports to release the ACON as an additional tournament and for free on the Stat Zone app! From the app that was shortlist in The App Store Rewind 2011, best of the year [...]
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Video: Behind the Scenes with 5 Performance Analysts
Below you will find 5 videos I have recently come across with various performance analysts/coaches. They give a good insight into their role across different sports and the challenges they face on a daily basis. 1. Darren McMurtrie – Performance Analyst Tennis Australia 2. Julia Wells – Performance Analyst GB Canoe Slalom 3. Joe Taylor [...]
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Performance Analysis
The New Performance Analyst
When I started in this industry the role of an analyst was quite simple. He was the guy or girl who recorded the game from some dodgy bit of scaffolding went inside and tagged or coded the video. He made a little highlights video package for the manager and the players and then set about [...]
Events & Conferences
Performance Analysis Training Courses
Performance Analysis Training Courses I usually do my best to avoid mentioning companies on this blog, I am not interested in promoting one software/service over another but when it comes to education I take a different view. Thats why I’m more than happy to give Prozone’s upcoming Performance Analysis Training Courses a mention. I have [...]
Industry News
Performance Analysis Industry News – Feb 2012
Written by Daniel White Stats Zone The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finished last night, Fourfourtwo magazine have once again teamed up with Opta Sports to release the ACON as an additional tournament and for free on the Stat Zone app! From the app that was shortlist in The App Store Rewind 2011, best of the year [...]
Working as an Analyst
Setting up as a Freelance Analyst
Setting up as a Freelance Analyst Guest Blog Post – Written By David Taylor, Optimum Sports Analysis The trials and tribulations of setting up a freelance analysis business My name is David Taylor and since opening a Twitter account (@sports_analysis) to represent my freelance performance analysis business, the questions I am most frequently asked are [...]
Recent Articles
The New Performance Analyst
When I started in this industry the role of an analyst was quite simple. He was the guy or girl who recorded the game from some dodgy bit of scaffolding went inside and tagged or coded the video. He made a little highlights video package for the manager and the players and then set about [...]
“Sports is worst possible business for a college graduate”
This is a quote from Mark Cuban at the recently held Sports Analytics Conference in MIT. For those who don’t know, Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a hugely successful business man (both in and out of sport). He is a massive advocate of sports analytics and has made an appearance at the Conference [...]
Performance Analysis Industry News – Feb 2012
Written by Daniel White Stats Zone The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finished last night, Fourfourtwo magazine have once again teamed up with Opta Sports to release the ACON as an additional tournament and for free on the Stat Zone app! From the app that was shortlist in The App Store Rewind 2011, best of the year [...]
Video: Behind the Scenes with 5 Performance Analysts
Below you will find 5 videos I have recently come across with various performance analysts/coaches. They give a good insight into their role across different sports and the challenges they face on a daily basis. 1. Darren McMurtrie – Performance Analyst Tennis Australia 2. Julia Wells – Performance Analyst GB Canoe Slalom 3. Joe Taylor [...]
Can QPR convert their chance at Premier League Survival?
Guest Blog Post by Laban Scott Libby Having read a recent blog by Chris Anderson, on his brilliant football statistics blog ‘Soccer By The Numbers’, comparing the attacking and defensive performances of each Premier League side, I was inspired to make my first foray into blog-dom. Following the appointment of Mark Hughes as manager, there [...]
Performance Analysis Training Courses
Performance Analysis education is still very thin on the ground but there are a couple of courses/events that I wanted to bring to your attention. These are certainly worth checking out if you have the time. Last year I mentioned the Prozone courses – they are still going on this year and see one or [...]
Visualization is King
Over the last 6 months I have been working on quite a big data collection project. I have been doing my best to find innovative and interesting ways to present all this information. I am still convinced that the role of an analyst is to get a message across as much as it is to [...]
Follow Friday – Performance Analysts on Twitter
Follow Friday or #ff is something normally done on twitter itself but I wanted to be different as there are still very few people on twitter compared to something like Facebook. The main reason I use twitter is to find interesting articles/news items and build up a good network of people in analysis. So to [...]
Industry News 3
by Dan White – Bristol City FC Moneyball the Movie November 25th signalled the release of the long awaited film “Moneyball”. The movie tells the story of Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players. The movie based [...]
Sports Analytics Conference – Part 2
This is a follow on post from yesterday. If you haven’t already you should check out Part 1. 5. Dr. Fergus Connolly: The 5 I’s of Information Management. Fergal is a consultant to sports scientists, performance directors and coaches in elite sport. Fergal had a very well designed presentation – it was actually a movie/slideshow [...]
