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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sports Analytics Conference – Part 1

Last Wednesday I was very lucky to blag an invite to the first Sports Analytics Conference held in Manchester Business School. This is the first time a conference like this has been held in the UK. The day was action packed with talks and networking opportunities and while I can’t do the talks justice in [...]

Performance Analysis Industry News #1

Performance Analysis Industry News #1 [Industry News is a new feature that I hope to bring you once a month. It will be a round up of the latest news, gossip and up coming events in the Performance Analysis Industry. The feature is written by Dan White] Dartfish 6 Starting with new software, the release [...]

3 Business Lessons for Performance Analysts

3 Business Lessons for Performance Analysts It is often the case that when famous managers retire they start speaking at numerous business events. Telling business managers how to create that winning team, be a good motivator and generally how to apply the lessons of high-performance sport in the boardroom. While there are certainly many lessons [...]

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