I had promised myself that I wouldn't write more big-picture posts about soccer analytics, but I can't help myself this time.On the drive home, I was listening to the Brian Kenny show on ESPN Radio and the substitute host John Kincaide was discussing the ongoing NFL lockout talks. Kincaide voiced his doubts that either the […]
I am back in Arizona after a highly productive weekend at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, and I've recovered enough from the day's travel to do some work. Sarah Rudd told me about a site that she has set up to aggregate posts from other soccer analytics people and allow those in the field […]
The 2011 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference has concluded, and for me it has been a very productive and encouraging conference. As everyone knows, I attended the Soccer Analytics session this morning and was thrilled to know that a lot of people — panelists and attendees alike — read this blog and enjoy it. The […]
It's Day 2 of the 2011 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, and it's the day of the Soccer Analytics session. I'm really excited about today, not just because of the session, but also because I will be liveblogging it on my site. It's the first time I've liveblogged anything at Soccermetrics (I've done it on […]
On the heels of the Opta announcement is another opportunity for soccer analytics people that I found out about at the SSAC today. There is a startup called StatDNA that has devoted a lot of time to collect in-match data and develop statistical measurements that generate information from those data. They are organizing a contest […]
Several weeks ago I reported that Opta Sports were soliciting jobs for analysts who would collect in-match data for MLS league matches. (They're still looking, by the way.) Today Opta gave more details about the extent of their partnership agreement with the league, and if the news is accurate then league fans will have access […]
I am back in my hotel room after a long but very productive first day of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Soccer was not the theme of the day today, and I saw only bits and pieces of some sessions. There was the opening session on developing modern athletes in 10,000 hours (chaired by […]
I'm in Boston now and getting settled in my hotel. I'm genuinely excited about the conference and all of the new things planned!Tomorrow is going to be a long and busy day. I'm going to sit in on a few sessions during the day, and there are a couple of research papers and an EOS […]
My bags are packed, and I'm about to complete some final chores before I go to bed. Tomorrow I fly to Boston for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. I'm excited about the additional sessions and other features of the conference, and I look forward to networking with other sports analytics people (not just soccer) […]
It's the week of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, so perhaps it's a good time to look up and down my blogroll and write about the soccer analytics work that other people are doing. I think the last time I did this was during the World Cup; I might make this a semi-regular feature […]
