Past Conferences

The 19th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 7

Mar 8, 2025

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2025

Top Events

2025

'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

The NCAA’s Newest Power Players: The Rise of the GM

Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale

Top Papers

2025

2024

The 18th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 1

Mar 2, 2024

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Speakers

2024

Top Events

2024

Beyond the Pitch: Transforming Soccer Through Advanced Analytics

Winning With AI: The Future of AI in Sports

Evolution of Basketball Analytics: 20 Years of Nerds, Data, & Efficiency

Top Papers

2024

2023

The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 3

Mar 4, 2023

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2023

Top Events

2023

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

Player Power - Building Businesses by Empowering Athletes presented by Wasserman Foundation

Performance Under Pressure

Top Papers

2023

2022

The 16th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 4

Mar 5, 2022

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2022

Top Events

2022

Transgender Athletes: A Conversation led by Malcolm Gladwell on Data and Participation Policy

Disrupting, Reimagining, & Crushing It!: A Conversation with Michael Rubin and Gary V

How to Win at Sports Betting: Building Models and Pricing Odds with Data Science Presented by FanDuel

Workshops

Top Papers

2022

2021

The 15th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Apr 8

Apr 9, 2021

Virtual

Top Speakers

2021

Top Events

2021

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Survivor Analytics

A conversation with Andrew Yang and Nate Silver

A Conversation with Mark Cuban and Andy Slavitt

Top Papers

2021

2020

The 14th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 6

Mar 7, 2020

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Speakers

2020

Top Events

2020

Game (Show) Theory: An Omnibus Conversation with Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and Nate Silver

Moneyball To Homerball With Bill James and Tom Tango

A New Arena: Careers After Sports

Top Papers

2020

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Lawrence Norman

VP Global Basketball, Adidas

lawrence-norman

2012-conference

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speakers

Jared Lander

Chief Data Scientist, Lander Analytics

jared-lander

2017-conference,2016-conference

speakers

Gary Belsky

Columnist, Time.com

gary-belsky

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Dan Singer

Director, McKinsey

dan-singer

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Matt Brand

SVP of Corporate Partnerships,, Houston Astros

matt-brand

2017-conference

speakers

Randy Vataha

President, Game Plan LLC

randy-vataha

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Zak DeOssie

Long Snapper/Linebacker, New York Giants

zak-deossie

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Michael Nelson

Vice President, Operations, Penske Racing South

michael-nelson

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Neil Glat

President, New York Jets

neil-glat

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Rami Genauer

Founder and Director, FightMetric

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2013-conference

panels

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speakers

Tucker Kain

CFO LA Dodgers, Managing Director, Guggenheim Baseball Management

tucker-kain

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Scott Burton

Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

scott-burton

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Tony Amonte

Retired Professional Hockey Player

tony-amonte

2012-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Sandy Weil

Director of Sports Analytics, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment

sandy-weil

2017-conference,2016-conference

panels

speakers

Matt Birk

Director of Football Development, NFL

matt-birk

2015-conference

panels

football

speakers

Ben Jarvis

Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

ben-jarvis

2015-conference

speakers

Michael Schrage

Research fellow, MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital¬†Business and the Imperial College [London] Business School.

michael-schrage

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Drew Carey

Owner, Seattle Sounders; Host, The Price is Right

drew-carey

2012-conference

speakers

Jeffrey Pash

EVP, General Counsel NFL

jeffrey-pash

2016-conference

speakers

Vince Gennaro

Author

vince-gennaro

2014-conference

panels

baseball

speakers

Mike Derezin

VP, Sales Solutions, LinkedIn

mike-derezin

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Ron Shapiro

Co-Founder and Chairman, Shapiro Negotiations Institute

ron-shapiro

2012-conference

speakers

David Sparks

Director of Basketball Analytics, Boston Celtics

david-sparks

2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Joe Bryant

Co-Founder, Footballguys.com

joe-bryant

2012-conference

panels

speakers

Dave Finocchio

Co-Founder, Bleacher Report

dave-finocchio

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Kevin Pritchard

General Manager, Indiana Pacers

kevin-pritchard

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Andrea Kremer

Sportscaster and Journalist, Amazon Prime Video

andrea-kremer

2016-conference,2015-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

David Falk

Founder and CEO, Falk Associates Management Enterprises

david-falk

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Jesse Paquette

CEO, Tagb.io, Founder & CSO, tagb.io

jesse-paquette

2014-conference

speakers

David Purdum

Writer, ESPN

david-purdum

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Jeff Luhnow

General Manager, Houston Astros

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2016-conference,2014-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

David Daniels

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2014-conference

speakers

Chris Zeppenfeld

Senior Director, Business Intelligence,, Hornets Sports and Entertainment

chris-zeppenfeld

2017-conference,2016-conference

speakers

Chris Kelly

Forward & Assistant Captain, Boston Bruins

chris-kelly

2016-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Alex Sugarman

SVP of Strategy & Development, Chicago Cubs

alex-sugarman

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Morgan Todd

Manager, Strategy, Global Partnerships - Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment

morgan-todd

2021-conference

competitive-advantages

hockey

speakers

Brent Barry

Reporter - NBA TV

brent-barry

2012-conference

speakers

Brian Scalabrine

NBA Analyst, Comcast SportsNet New England

brian-scalabrine

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Matt O'Toole

President,, Reebok

matt-otoole

2017-conference

panels

speakers

JJ Zachariason

Editor-In-Chief, numberFire.com

jj-zachariason

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Val Ackerman

Commissioner, BIG EAST Conference

val-ackerman

2022-conference,2024-conference,2017-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Ed Durso

Executive Vice President, Administration, ESPN

ed-durso

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Arn Tellem

Vice Chairman, Wasserman Media Group

arn-tellem

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Marc Stein

NBA Insider, ESPN

marc-stein

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Andrew Bocskocsky

andrew-bocskocsky

2014-conference

speakers

Jeff Hammerbacher

Co-Founder, Cloudera

jeff-hammerbacher

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Allen St. John

Author and Journalist, Forbes.com

allen-st-john

2014-conference

speakers

Leonard Zaichkowsky

Sport Science Consultant

leonard-zaichkowsky

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

James Mirtle

Hockey Reporter, The Globe and Mail

james-mirtle

2015-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Alina Bialkowski

alina-bialkowski

2014-conference

speakers

Bryan Colangelo

Former President and GM, Toronto Raptors

bryan-colangelo

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Asheesh Kinra

VP Technology, Washington Redskins

asheesh-kinra

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Gary Vaynerchuk

CEO, VaynerMedia

gary-vaynerchuk

2022-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Ben Davis

CEO, Phizzle

ben-davis

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Chris Anderson

Managing Partner, Anderson Sally

chris-anderson

2015-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Anette Hosoi

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT

anette-hosoi

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Dan Pfeiffer

Podcast Host, Pod Save America

dan-pfeiffer

2021-conference

panels

speakers

Ben Peterson

Sports Performance Manager, Catapult

ben-peterson

2015-conference

speakers

Daniel Chao

Co-founder and CEO, Halo Neuroscience

daniel-chao

2016-conference

panels

speakers

John Abbamondi

EVP, Madison Square Garden

john-abbamondi

2017-conference,2016-conference,2014-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Zack Long

CMO, Primesport

zack-long

2017-conference

speakers

Richard Noonan

Team Lead for Connected Solutions/IoT, CDW

richard-noonan

2016-conference

speakers

Sarah Stone

Marketing & Advertising Manager, Texas Rangers

sarah-stone

2015-conference

competitive-advantages

baseball

speakers

Adam McKay

Director, Producer, Screenwriter, and Comedian

adam-mckay

2021-conference

panels

speakers

Mike Carey

Co-Owner, Seirus Innovation

mike-carey

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Luke Thomas

Senior Editor, MMA Fighting

luke-thomas

2013-conference

panels

combatsports

speakers

Mike Smith

Head Coach, Atlanta Falcons

mike-smith

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Jonathan Martinez

Business Development, Raiders

jonathan-martinez

2016-conference

speakers

Sam Zussman

Senior Vice President, IMG

sam-zussman

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Sean Plott

CEO and pro-gamer, eSportscaster

sean-plott

2012-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Ryan Rodenberg

Assistant Professor, Florida State University

ryan-rodenberg

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Brett McDonald

CEO, Competitive Analytics Consulting LLC/Vantage Sports

brett-mcdonald

2014-conference

speakers

Jennifer Cabalquinto

Chief Financial Officer, Golden State Warriors

jennifer-cabalquinto

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Bill Squadron

President, Bloomberg Sports

bill-squadron

2014-conference

panels

baseball

speakers

Brad Edwards

College Football Analyst, ESPN

brad-edwards

2014-conference

panels

football

speakers

Dr. Lorena Martin

Professor of Sports Performance Analytics, Northwestern University

dr-lorena-martin

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Daniel Altman

Founder, North Yard Analytics

daniel-altman

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

soccer

speakers

Dawn Hudson

EVP, Chief Marketing Officer,, NFL

dawn-hudson

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Scott McLachlan

Head of International Scouts, Chelsea FC

scott-mclachlan

2012-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Andrew Althoff

Director of Applied Performance, Baylor University

andrew-althoff

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Robert Mays

Staff Writer, Grantland

robert-mays

2015-conference

panels

football

speakers

Bob Bowman

President, Business & Media, MLB

bob-bowman

2017-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Rachael DeCecco

Head of PLL Academy, Premier League Lacrosse

rachael-dececco

2021-conference

competitive-advantages

lacrosse

speakers

Kevin Lin

COO, Twitch

kevin-lin

2013-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Davyeon Ross

Cofounder/COO of DDSports Inc.

davyeon-ross

2017-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Robbie Allen

CEO and Founder, Automated Insights

robbie-allen

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Aidan Lyons

VP of Fan Centric Marketing, NFL

aidan-lyons

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Kyle Dubas

Assistant General Manager, Toronto Maple Leafs

kyle-dubas

2015-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Steve Donahue

College Basketball Analyst, ESPN

steve-donahue

2015-conference

speakers

Matt Roth

Professional Football Player, Jacksonville Jaguars

matt-roth

2012-conference

speakers

Adam Grossman

CEO and Founder,, Block Six Analytics

adam-grossman

2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Peter Jennings

Co-founder, Fantasy Labs

peter-jennings

2017-conference,2015-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Herm Edwards

NFL Analyst, ESPN and former NFL Head Coach

herm-edwards

2013-conference

panels

football

speakers

Dean Oliver

Sports Data Scientist at ESPN

dean-oliver

2024-conference,2025-conference,2017-conference,2016-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Alexander Garfield

CEO, Evil Geniuses

alexander-garfield

2012-conference

speakers

J. Todd Durbin

EVP Competition and Player Relations, MLS

j-todd-durbin

2016-conference

speakers

Andy Schwarz

Partner (OSKR), Chief Innovation Officer (PCL)

andy-schwarz

2021-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

David Griffin

GM,, Cleveland Cavaliers

david-griffin

2018-conference,2017-conference

panels

speakers

Greg Kim

Vice President of Strategy at Oak View Group

greg-kim

2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2025-conference

competitive-advantages,careers,panels

speakers

"3s & Frees": The Evolving Nature of Basketball

Rufus Peabody

Co-Founder, Massey-Peabody Analytics

rufus-peabody

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

#KingdomUnited – How the Kansas City Chiefs utilized social media, technology and game presentation

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

bill-chapin

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

football

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

'Pablo Torre Finds Out' at SSAC

'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

panels

pablo-torre,sendhil-mullainathan,daryl-morey

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

'To A Touch More' with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe presented by Wasserman Foundation

panels

jason-kelly,alex-rodriguez,david-blitzer

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

10,000 Hours vs. The Sports Gene

panels

sue-bird,megan-rapinoe

mediacontent,sportsinsociety,womenssports

events

Day 1

Panels

1-On-1 With Gary Bettman

panels

gary-bettman,liam-mchugh

business

hockey

events

Day 2

Panels

1-On-1 With Nate Silver

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

david-epstein,malcolm-gladwell

business

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

1:1 With Enes Kanter

2020 DraftKings Sports Gaming Innovation Challenge

panels

events

Ongoing

Activities

activities

events

Ongoing

Activities

2020 Hackathon

activities

events

Ongoing

2020 Startup Competition & Trade Show

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Ongoing

2021 DraftKings Sports Gaming Innovation Challenge

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,careerseducation

events

Ongoing

Activities

2021 Startup Competition & Trade Show

activities

events

Ongoing

Apr 7, 2021

Activities

2021 Virtual Hackathon Presented by Major League Baseball

activities

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Activities

2022 Oracle Innovation Challenge

Bill Walsh Room

activities

bo-english-wiczling,carrie-nielsen,angela-ruggiero

events

Ongoing

Mar 4, 2023

Activities

2023 Hackathon Presented by Ticketmaster

activities

karlis-kezbers,to-be

events

Day 2

Mar 3, 2022

Activities

2023 Startup Competition & Trade Show

Careers and Competitions Room

activities

nancy-lee,joe-cardona,jasmine-robinson,grant-son,to-be

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

3D Motion Analysis finally has a "Magic Camera": A pioneer's journey of how we finally got here

A 1-on-1 with Calvin Johnson and Bomani Jones

competitive-advantages

phil-cheetham-oly-phd

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Panels

A Conversation with Barack Obama

panels

calvin-johnson,bomani-jones

business,careerseducation

football

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

A Conversation with Mark Cuban and Andy Slavitt

panels

mark-cuban,andy-slavitt,nate-silver

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

A Focused Approach to Data Analytics: Maximizing Player Performance

competitive-advantages

ted-ellickson

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

A Keeper: The Evolution of Soccer Analytics

panels

ravi-ramineni,ted-knutson,heather-oreilly,gregg-berhalter

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

A New Arena: Careers After Sports

A New Generation: The Next Era of College Athletics

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

warren-zola,martin-jarmond,val-ackerman,brian-higgins,tommy-gray

on-field,business,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,policygovernance

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

A New Role for Machine Learning in Sponsorship Measurement

competitive-advantages

thomas-slowe

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

A Peek into the Future with Keemotion and ShotTracker

competitive-advantages

davyeon-ross,milton-lee

business

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

A Step In The Right Direction: The positive effects a sports team can have on public school education

competitive-advantages

john-borders,david-sparks,mike-zarren

careerseducation

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

A Trail Runner's Steep Climb on a Mountain of Data

A conversation with Andrew Yang and Nate Silver

competitive-advantages

riccardo-fogliato

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

trackfield

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

nate-silver,andrew-yang

sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

AI at the Paris 2024 Olympics: Using GenAI to supercharge analytics and reach new audiences

competitive-advantages

chris-jackson

innovationtechnologydatascience

otherolympic

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Acceleration of Fan Insights: How the Philadelphia 76ers & New Jersey Devils Innovate with Data Presented by KAGR

Acceleration of Sports Data Innovation at ESPN

competitive-advantages

niyanth-anand

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

jeff-bennett,davyeon-ross

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Accessibility in Sports Showcase

Room 305

interactive-events

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Accessibility in Sports Showcase

Room 305

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Achievement Unlocked: ESports Analytics

Adapting on the Fly: The Future of Ticketing

panels

ryan-garfat,nicole-pike,sebastian-park,doug-watson,ed-chang,kasra-jafroodi

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

kristin-bernert,clay-luter,michael-markovich,stevie-gray

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Advanced Training Techniques

competitive-advantages

brandon-payne

on-field

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Advantage US Tennis: Leveraging Performance Analytics and Technology to Provide a Competitive Edge

competitive-advantages

david-ramos

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

tennis

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Alpha Awards

Alternative Investing: Teams and SPACs

panels

jessica-gelman,daryl-morey

sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

saj-cherian,josh-harris,john-collins,billy-beane,jason-robins

investmentfinance,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Amateurs or Industry: NCAA Reform

panels

events

Day 1

Feb 28, 2019

Panels

An American Analyst in London

Bill Walsh Room

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

An Analytical Framework For Winning The Super Bowl

An Optimization Approach to Roster Creation and Game Scheduling

competitive-advantages

jack-jones

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Workshops

Research Papers Room

workshops

holly-wiberg

basketball

events

Day 1

Panels

Analytical Masterminds: A Live Look from The Masters

panels

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

golf

events

Day 1

Panels

Analytics Illustrated with Kirk Goldsberry

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Analytics In Action

panels

shane-battier,dean-oliver,sue-bird,jeff-van-gundy,kevin-arnovitz

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Analytics On Air - The NBA's First Full-Time Analytics Broadcaster

Analytics in Sports Business: Putting the Money in Moneyball

competitive-advantages

cory-jez

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

chris-granger,steve-phelps,jessica-gelman,danielle-maged,jared-smith

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

baseball

events

Day 1

Panels

Analytics of the Tommy John Injury Epidemic with Glenn Fleisig

panels

glenn-fleisig

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

baseball

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Applying Pressure: Exploring Pitching's Next Data Driven Opportunity

Art & Analytics of Negotiation

competitive-advantages

alex-fast

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

baseball

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

alec-scheiner,brian-burke,cade-massey,gary-gertzog,joel-linzner,shira-springer

innovationtechnologydatascience,business

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Artificial Intelligence 3.0: Are We Closer to Creating the Mind of Tom Brady?

competitive-advantages

usman-shuja

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

At the Intersection of AI and Human Potential

Competitive Advantage North

panels

dafna-aaronson

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 1

Panels

Athlete Analytics

panels

john-brenkus,qaizar-hassonjee,adir-shiffman,shira-springer,matt-hasselbeck,andrew-luck

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Athletes and Activism

panels

andrew-hawkins,bomani-jones,brendan-tuohey,dana-harrell,shira-springer

business

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Automatic Generation of Football Analytics

competitive-advantages

d-j-lee

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Avoiding Tommy John: How the MLB has used better data and training methods to reduce elbow injuries

competitive-advantages

john-dangelo

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

baseball

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

BET: Building Excellent Technology in the 313

competitive-advantages

taylor-traub

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Panels

Backdoor Cover: Revolutionizing Sports During COVID

panels

erika-nardini,scott-oneil,jason-robins,chad-millman

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Panels

Ball Don't Lie: The Future of Basketball Analytics

panels

sue-bird,dean-oliver,haralabos-voulgaris,mike-zarren,zach-lowe

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Baseball 2.0: Updating America's Pastime

Baseball Analytics: The Next Frontier

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Baseball Analytics

panels

bill-james,jeff-luhnow,mark-shapiro,rob-neyer,rocco-baldelli,scott-boras

innovationtechnologydatascience

baseball

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Day 1

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Baseball Analytics

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jonah-keri,joe-posnanski,voros-mccracken,farhan-zaidi

innovationtechnologydatascience

baseball

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Day 2

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vince-gennaro,rob-neyer,bill-squadron,brian-kenny,jeff-luhnow,nate-silver

innovationtechnologydatascience

baseball

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Day 1

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Basketball Analytics

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jackie-macmullan,jeff-van-gundy,john-hollinger,mark-cuban,mike-zarren

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

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Day 1

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Basketball Analytics

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steve-kerr,stan-van-gundy,brad-stevens,mike-zarren

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

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Day 1

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Basketball Analytics

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Day 2

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Basketball Analytics: Hack-A-Stat

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Day 1

Feb 28, 2019

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Basketball Analytics: Hunting for Unicorns

Basketball Analytics: Nothin' But Net... Rating

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Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

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Basketball Analytics: Push the Tempo

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Day 1

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shane-battier,sue-bird,mike-dantoni,masai-ujiri,mike-zarren,pablo-torre

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

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Ongoing

Workshops

Bayesian Modeling Workshop: Building Statistical Models, Understanding When To Use Bayesian Inference

workshops

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Day 1

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Beat the Odds: Anatomy of an Upset

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roland-beech,pete-dalessandro,zak-deossie,doug-glanville,peter-keating,jordan-brenner

business

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

Beating the Book: Simulation-Driven Sports Betting

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keith-goldner

pokergambling

events

Day 1

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Beating the Shift: Baseball Analytics in the Age of Big Data

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events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Behind the Deal: The Analytics of Sports Sponsorship Valuation

Workshop Room (311)

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keegan-fiertl

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Day 2

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Behind the Scenes in Sports Negotiating: What the Fans & Media Don't Get to See

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events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

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Bet On It: A Conversation on Innovation in the Sports Betting Industry

Beyond Crunching Numbers: How to Have Influence

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contessa-brewer,amy-howe,tom-reeg,jonathan-kraft

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,pokergambling

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Day 1

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events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

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Beyond Expected Goals: Analyzing and Implementing the Next Phase of Soccer Analytics

Beyond Reason: Sports Labor Negotiations

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events

Day 1

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Day 1

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Beyond the 4-4-2: Soccer Analytics

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steven-houston,paul-neilson,taylor-twellman,robbie-mustoe,jim-pallotta

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Beyond the Beam: Inside the Sacramento Kings Fan Engagement Strategy

Beyond the Book: The Inevitable Expansion of Sports Betting Presented by Caesars Sportsbook

competitive-advantages

colin-warner

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

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Beyond the Box Office: The Evolution of Ticketing

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amy-howe,renie-anderson,sharon-otterman,chad-millman

mediacontent,investmentfinance,pokergambling

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Day 1

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katie-hodel,kate-howard,jake-burns,jason-green,rob-laycock

business,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

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Day 2

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Beyond the Foundation: Building a Team around a Superstar

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david-griffin,bob-myers,masai-ujiri,jackie-macmullan

business

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Day 1

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Beyond the Gambit: Chess’ Big Move

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robert-hess,daryl-morey,hikaru-nakamura,jennifer-shahade,danny-rensch

innovationtechnologydatascience

chess

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Day 2

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Beyond the Pitch: Transforming Soccer Through Advanced Analytics

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ryan-ohanlon,ian-graham,sarah-rudd,jesse-marsch,laurie-shaw

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Beyond the Scoreboard: The Science of Crafting Member-Centric Entertainment Platforms

competitive-advantages

bobby-landerman

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

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Day 2

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Beyond the Seat: Future of the Ticketing Marketplace

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john-abbamondi,jamie-brandt,jody-mulkey,russell-scibetti,patrick-rishe

business,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

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Day 1

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Big Data Analytics in the Wide World of Sports

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events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

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Big Data Energy

Big Data Energy: How Marketing Technology and Analytics are Changing Sports

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alex-edelman,nate-silver,jessica-gelman,daryl-morey

innovationtechnologydatascience

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Day 1

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abe-madkour,jennifer-storms,kate-jhaveri,paul-caine,shelley-pisarra

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

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Day 1

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Big Data for Sports

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jim-degraw,dean-oliver,tom-davenport,john-forese,jill-stelfox

innovationtechnologydatascience

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Day 1

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Big Data – Insight to Action: Sports Case Studies

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Day 1

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Big Data: Lessons for Sports

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Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

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Big Events, Big Tickets, Big Experiences: Managing the Fan Experience When Stakes are Highest

Sue Bird Room

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shira-springer,molly-pendleton,ryan-tanke,brian-lafemina,sezin-aksoy

business,mediacontent,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

NBA Lineup Analysis on Clustered Player Tendencies: A new approach to the positions of basketball & modeling lineup efficiency

New Evidence in the Study of Shirking in Major League Baseball

papers

No More Throwing Darts at the Wall: Developing Fair Handicaps for Darts using a Markov Decision Process

papers

Noisy Judgments: A probability surface-based analysis of umpiring variability

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Optimizing Baseball Fielder Positioning with Consideration for Adaptable Hitters

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PFF WAR: Modeling Player Value in American Football

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Performance Index: A New Way To Compare Players

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Player Benchmarking and Outcomes: A Behavioral Science Approach

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Player Chemistry: Striving for a Perfectly Balanced Soccer Team

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Player Pressure Map - A Novel Representation of Pressure in Soccer for Evaluating Player Performance in Different Game Contexts

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Player Tracking Facilitates Valid Causal Inference: The Average Treatment Effect of Defender Proximity on Scoring

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Playing Fast Not Loose: Evaluating team-level pace of play in ice hockey using spatio-temporal possession data

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Possession Sketches: Mapping NBA Strategies

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Predicting Major League Baseball Strikeout Rates from Differences in Velocity and Movement Among Player Pitch Types

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Predicting NBA Talent from Enormous Amounts of College Basketball Tracking Data

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Prediction of Defensive Player Trajectories in NFL Games with Defender CNN-LSTM model

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Projecting NFL Potential from College Career Performance Curve

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Pulling Starters

Recognizing and Analyzing Ball Screen Defense in the NBA

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Reconstruction of Trajectories of Athletes Using Computer Vision Models and Kinetic Analysis

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Revolutionizing Formula 1 Broadcasting: Unveiling the Impact of Personalized Virtual Advertising on Brand Recall through eyetracking

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Risk of Collusion: Will Groups of 3 Ruin the FIFA World Cup?

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Robust Daily Fantasy Sports: Maximizing Reward via the Robust Optimization Paradigm

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Routine Inspection: A playbook for corner kicks

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Running it Twice (or Thrice): Double-Header and Triple-Header Baseball Arbitration

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Scoring Strategies for the Underdog: A general, quantitative method for determining optimal sports strategies

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Scoring a Touchdown with Variable Pricing Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in the NFL Ticket Markets

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Seeing in to the future: using self-propelled particle models to aid player decision-making in soccer

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Sharpstack: Cholesky Correlations for Building Better Lineups

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Sponsorship Revenue Forecasting for Sport Organizations: A Survival Analysis Approach

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Sports narrative enhancement with natural language generation

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Swing Shift: A Mathematical Approach to Defensive Positioning in Baseball

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The Adaptability Index: An Information Theoretic Framework for Measuring Player Adaptability

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The Dwight Effect: A New Ensemble of Interior Defense Analytics for the NBA

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The Economic Impact of NBA Superstars: Evidence from Missed Games using Ticket Microdata from a Secondary Marketplace

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The Economic Impact of NBA Superstars: Evidence from Missed Games using Ticket Microdata from a Secondary Marketplace

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The Evolution of Curling Analytics

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The Horizon of Sports is Digital: Using Fantasy Sports, e-Sports and Electronic Gambling to Find Next Generation of Ticket Buyers

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The Hot Hand: A New Approach to an Old “Fallacy”

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The Hot-Hand Fallacy: Cognitive Mistakes or Equilibrium Adjustments? Evidence from Major League Baseball

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The Pressing Game: Optimal Defensive Disruption in Soccer

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The Strain of Success: A Predictive Model for Injury Risk Mitigation and Team Success in Soccer

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The Three Dimensions of Rebounding

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The hidden foundation of field vision in English Premier League (EPL) soccer players

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The price of anarchy in basketball

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The right place at the right time: Advanced off-ball metrics for exploiting an opponent’s spatial weakenesses in soccer

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The value of flexibility in baseball roster construction

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Thinking the GOAT: Imitating Tennis Styles

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To Crash or Not To Crash: A quantitative look at the relationship between offensive rebounding and transition defense in the NBA

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Total Hockey Rating (THoR): A comprehensive statistical rating of National Hockey League forwards and defensemen based upon all on-ice events

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Training Schedule Confounds the Relationship between Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio and Injury

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Transformer-Based Baseball Modeling for Pitch Outcome Prediction and Strategy Optimization

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Understanding why shooters shoot - An AI-powered engine for basketball performance profiling

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Using Computer Vision and Machine Learning to Automatically Classify NFL Game Film and Develop a Player Tracking System

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Using Deep Learning to Understand Patterns of Player Movement in the NBA

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Using Digital Signals To Measure Audience Brand Engagement At Major Sports Events: The 2015 MLB Season

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Using Hex Maps to Classify & Cluster Dribble Hand-off Variants in the NBA

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Using Machine Learning to Describe how Players Impact the Game in the MLB

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Using Mobile Location Data to Assess Sponsorship Effectiveness

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Using Tracking Data to Build Offensive Line Development Tools

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Using Tracking and Charting Data to Better Evaluate NFL Players: A Review

papers

Volume and Intensity are Important Training Related Factors in Injury Incidence in American Football Athletes

papers

What Does it Take to Call a Strike? Three Biases in Umpire Decision Making

papers

When are they coming? Understanding and forecasting the timeline of arrivals at FC Barcelona stadium on match days

papers

Who Is Responsible For A Called Strike?

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Why do marketing partnerships end? Evidence from global sport sponsorships

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Wide Open Spaces: A statistical technique for measuring space creation in professional soccer

papers

Winning Isn’t Everything – A contextual analysis of hockey face-offs

papers

Winning duels in VALORANT, a visualization of optimal positioning

papers

You Cannot Do That Ben Stokes: Dynamically Predicting Shot Type in Cricket Using a Personalized Deep Neural Network

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cricWAR: A reproducible system for evaluating player performance in limited-overs cricket

papers

exPress: Contextual Valuation of Individual Players Within Pressing Situations in Soccer

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“Body Shots”: Analyzing Shooting Styles in the NBA using Body-Pose Attributes

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“Quality vs Quantity”: Improved Shot Prediction in Soccer using Strategic Features from Spatiotemporal Data

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“The Thin Edge of the Wedge”: Accurately Predicting Shot Outcomes in Tennis using Style and Context Priors

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“Win at Home and Draw Away”: Automatic Formation Analysis Highlighting the Differences in Home and Away Team Behaviors

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