This post is directed toward my British and Irish readers and those who might be able to get to East London in ten days' time.On 27 March there will be a conference called Science and Football to be held at the University of East London, Dockland campus. The scope of the conference is as it […]
I had said after the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference that I would write a more detailed summary of the conference, but let things slide until a couple of readers reminded me of what I had promised. It's been a couple of weeks and my initial feelings are a little fuzzy now, but here are my […]
I am very pleased to announce that I have been invited to attend the Leaders in Performance conference, to be held at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea FC on the 7th of October. I am flattered, humbled, and honored that the organizers invited me, and I am looking forward to interacting with football managers, technical and performance […]
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 […]
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) […]
We've decided on a location for the meetup of soccer analysts attending the SSAC later this week. It will be at MJ O'Connor's, which is an Irish-styled pub in the lobby of the Westin Boston Waterfront hotel. The Westin is attached to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and is within walking distance of the […]
The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference is a week away, and I've been looking at the list of research paper presentations and posters. All of the presentations pertain to the Big Four sports leagues in North America, with the slight exception of the paper on ticket-buying decisions by fans. If I had to draw a theme […]
