Jobs on Twitter
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Indie: RT @thevideoanalyst: New Job: Full Time Academy Performance Analyst with Colchester FC: Full details http://t.co/zGKUMQSu3c #jobpa
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Steve Nawoor: RT @thevideoanalyst: New Job: Full Time Academy Performance Analyst with Colchester FC: Full details http://t.co/zGKUMQSu3c #jobpa
Post Tagged with: "Performance Analysis"
Should All Coaches Be Analysts?
I have always found that there is something peculiar about the role of a Performance Analyst. While most other sports science disciplines can be left to their own devices, the role of an analyst is so ingrained in the coaching process that I often wonder should analysis just be something every coach does and not a separate discipline? A strength and [...]
5 Stories You Might Have Missed on Twitter
Twitter is a fantastic resource for following analysts, data experts and visualization wizards. Sometimes thought you can skip past good content so here are 5 interesting things you might have missed. [<a href="http://storify.com/thevideoanalyst/5-stories-from-twitter-you-might-have-missed" target="_blank">View the story "5 Stories From Twitter You Might Have Missed" on Storify</a>]
ISPAS – The International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport
“Performance Analysis is an objective way of recording performance so that key elements of that performance can be quantified in a valid and consistent manner.” Membership and Accreditation: Being a member of ISPAS opens up a World of opportunities including networking, sharing ideas and gaining acknowledgment for your work in the field of analysis. Their main aim is as follows: The ISPAS exists [...]
Life as a Performance Analysis Intern
Late last week I received an email from somebody I know through this site. The person involved wanted to remain anonymous and didn’t want to name (and possibly shame) the clubs involved. Below are his thoughts on working as an intern in the Performance Analysis industry. I think there are some excellent points made here, especially about the [...]
Blackburn Rovers Performance Analysis Internship Programme
Following on from the discussion last week on twitter about paid/unpaid internships in performance analysis, Paul Brand (Head of Performance Analysis at Blackburn Rovers) wanted to offer his thoughts on the Blackburn’s Internship Programme. I sat down with him earlier this week and asked him to explain the scheme at Blackburn and to get an idea [...]
World Congress of Performance Analysis in Sport
ISPAS (International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport) – World Congress Review – Andy Elleray The World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport takes place every 4 years – and it can be anywhere in the World! Luckily my 1st congress took place at my old stomping ground of Worcester University so I knew my [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
