Funding You Performance Analysis
Outside of the very top clubs in world sport, funding your performance analysis department can be difficult. Constantly going back to the powers that be looking for more money is time consuming and difficult. But are there ways you could finance some new equipment without asking the club for more money. I think there are, […]
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Performance Analysis Webinar Brian Prestidge
Last week I hosted the first (of hopefully a series) of webinar’s with Brian Prestidge, Head of Analytical Development at Bolton Wanderers. Bolton are one of the pioneers of analytics thanks mainly to Sam Allardyce and the staff and culture he left behind. It was an absolute please that Brian was the first one up, […]
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5 Great Camera Accessories You Will Want
So much of what we do comes down to collecting good footage in the first place. Although we can put a lot of time into choosing the right camera there are a whole heap of camera accessories that we should carry in our bag to make videoing easier and better. Here is a run down […]
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Sports Analytics Conference Season
There is a lot happening in Sports Analytics at the moment. The Geekfest that is Sloan Sports Analytics has just ended but this side of the Atlantic the big conferences are happening in the next few months. I thought it would be a good idea to have a round-up of everything that is going. Science […]
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Performance Analysis
5 Great Camera Accessories You Will Want
So much of what we do comes down to collecting good footage in the first place. Although we can put a lot of time into choosing the right camera there are a whole heap of camera accessories that we should carry in our bag to make videoing easier and better. Here is a run down […]
Events & Conferences
Performance Analysis Webinar Brian Prestidge
Last week I hosted the first (of hopefully a series) of webinar’s with Brian Prestidge, Head of Analytical Development at Bolton Wanderers. Bolton are one of the pioneers of analytics thanks mainly to Sam Allardyce and the staff and culture he left behind. It was an absolute please that Brian was the first one up, […]
Industry News
10 Analysis Tweets You Might Have Missed
Below is a round-up of some of the latest and greatest tweets from this week. I don’t go into too much detail here but I encourage you to check them all out in your own time. 1. Twinterview with Darren Burgess I linked to this during the week but the Journal of Sports Sciences conduct […]
Working as an Analyst
Performance Analysis Employment – Will Jones
This is a guest post by Will Jones, Prozone’s Head of Performance Analysis. Will is both an employee of the industry but also an employer, both internally for Prozone analysts, internships, placements & work experience students, but also for the clubs whom often ask Will to send on CVs, provide shortlists of students/potential analysts that he […]
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Funding You Performance Analysis
Outside of the very top clubs in world sport, funding your performance analysis department can be difficult. Constantly going back to the powers that be looking for more money is time consuming and difficult. But are there ways you could finance some new equipment without asking the club for more money. I think there are, […]
5 Great Camera Accessories You Will Want
So much of what we do comes down to collecting good footage in the first place. Although we can put a lot of time into choosing the right camera there are a whole heap of camera accessories that we should carry in our bag to make videoing easier and better. Here is a run down […]
3 Great Resources To Improve Your Presentation Skills
We all end up presenting at some stage in our careers. While I dreaded the thought of it through there came a point when public speaking was just something I was going to have to do. Whether it’s a public speaking event or simply talking in a dressing room it is a skill worth developing. […]
Buying Sports Performance Analysis Software
Which software should I buy? Not that I actually add these up but this is one of the most popular questions I get asked via the site. While there is no doubt this question needs to be answered, at some stage, it’s never where I would start. If you are new to a job or […]
Excel is dead long live…
I came across an interesting tweet a few weeks back from @data_monkey , it read “Very interesting times for analysts! Those stuck with only MS software experience will seriously regret it in a few years.” Excel is dead long live… For the better part of twenty years, Microsoft Excel has been the most popular spreadsheet […]
Sports Performance Coaching Tour
The All Blacks have a saying that is ingrained in their philosophy that Better People make Better All Blacks. With that in mind I am pushing to find ways to learn new things (not always sports related). As I wrote here and here the need to invest in yourself is crucial and if done correctly […]
10 Performance Analysis Tweets of The Week
Rather than go into to much detail here I just list the 10 most interesting sports analytical tweets of the last week. 1. Learning From Failure Learn From Failure from IDEO on Vimeo. 2. Opta and Data-led Video Analysis 3. An Internship Wishlist 4. Tech Invades Sports 5. Statistics on the high frequency of Sport […]
Hands Up Who Has a Coach?
New Year, New Resolutions… Most readers of this blog are involved in analysis & coaching, we all profess the need for good quality coaches and know the difference this can make to performance; so hands up who has a coach? If you believe so passionately in the need for a coach shouldn’t you have one yourself? […]
MSc Performance Analysis Chichester – A Students Perspective
Ali Pearson has just completed the MSc in Performance Analysis from Chichester. He was in the first cohort of students to finish this MSc and below he shares his experience of the course and what he got out of it. You can also read the review of the MSc’s at Middlesex University by Eanna Kennedy […]
Invest in People not Things – Please
Why is the investment always in facilities or equipment but not in the people? Look through the local or national newspapers in almost any country and you will find countless stories of clubs, NGB’s & Governments announcing the dawning of a new era with X or Y facility now being built. This facility will undoubtedly […]
