*** PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE ***I have settled on a place to have my Big UK Drinkup — an opportunity for those attending the Leaders in Performance conference as well as those UK-based readers of my site to enjoy a few brews and meet in a relaxed and informal setting. And it's a chance for […]
The Manchester Business School is hosting a new Sports Analytics Conference to be held on the 16th of November. According to the organizers, the conference "is a unique opportunity for High Performance sports professionals to gain a thorough understanding of this revolutionary discipline [sports analytics]." The list of speakers is still to be confirmed, but […]
If you are considering a submission for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference research paper contest, you will need to act fast. Deadline for submission of abstracts is next Friday, 16 September at 5pm EDT. As was the case last year, the selection process will take place over two rounds. The first round will cull […]
The current issue of IEEE Spectrum has an article on the current state of goal-line technology and the chances of a system being adopted by FIFA in the next two years. Nine companies will participate in FIFA's first round of testing in December, and a select group will be invited for a further round of […]
A few days ago, the Performance Analysis group at Manchester City Football Club released a pair of videos that demonstrate the role that analysis has in player development, match preparation, and match analysis. The first video looks at the use of performance analysis for opposition scouting and youth development, and the second video describes its […]
I received an email about a session on Mathematics and Sports to be held at the 2012 Joint Mathematics Meetings the first week of January in Boston. It's the largest mathematics conference in the world and is organized by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Here is a description […]
I follow cricket from time to time and I've noticed that their broadcasts have been at or near the forefront of sports broadcasts in terms of data visualization over the past 20 years. One example has been the on-screen score "watermark" (not sure of the precise term) which I believe predates its inclusion in football […]
At the Dutch football site 11tegen11 (11 on 11) there is an extended discussion on possession analysis in football and its evolution over the years. The motivating principle is a simple one — if you don't have the ball you can't score, to paraphrase Johan Cruyff. But assessing the likelihood of scoring goals and winning […]
I have set up a FTP site that will store the executable files related to Soccermetrics' open-source development projects. It's become very clear to me that Github, while an excellent code repository host, is not the best option for storing binary files. It will become even more unwieldy as I create branches from the main […]
In about 45 days I will be in London to attend the Leaders in Performance conference. I am looking forward to the trip for a variety of reasons, including the opportunity to network with potential clients and connect with my readers who are based in the UK or other parts of Europe.To this end I […]
