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Aaron Clauset: How big data reveals that basketball, football, and hockey are all the same game.

Photos by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images, Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images, and Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Data analysis is a fact of life in pro and college sports. Teams have statistics gurus on the payroll, fans track every player movement, and corporate owners collect data on the optimal stadium experience. More than ever before, we know which variables matter in determining who wins and who loses. So what if it turns out that the games we love are far less elaborate than everyone makes them out to be? The Role of Performance Analysts in Elite Football Club Settings.

Featured, Research — By Justin Benford on It is evident that the use of performance analysis in elite sport is growing and therefore it is important to understand the importance of the role that the performance analyst plays.

The Role of Performance Analysts in Elite Football Club Settings

To date however very little research has gone into examining the role and perception of analysts working in sport. That’s why it was great to see publishes in the International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport in the following piece; The role of performance analysts within the coaching process: Performance Analysts Survey ‘The role of performance analysts in elite football club settings’ by Craig White, Steve Atkins, Bryan Jones and Jason Todd who aimed to identify the roles analysts play in the feedback process within professional clubs. The research was based on a questionnaire that was completed by analysts working within elite football clubs and at academy level. The main findings were: This Guy's Quest to Track Every Shot in the NBA Changed Basketball Forever. Kirk Goldsberry Jeff Wilson As a kid, Kirk Goldsberry was a rabid basketball fan.

This Guy's Quest to Track Every Shot in the NBA Changed Basketball Forever

But this was the 1980s, and living near Penn State meant his house wasn't quite close enough to Philadelphia to get 76ers games on TV. 12 Best Alternatives to Dartfish Express (iPhone) Smartcoach for Football. Guide du Stop motion. Understanding Video Formats. Is there anything as frustrating as trying to open a video only for it not to work?

Understanding Video Formats

You open your analysis software of choice but the video format just isn’t supported. Below is an explanation of something that drives people mad and frankly is something that is hard to get your head around. 2 Parts to Video Formats.