Playing-Side Analytics in Team Sports: Multiple Directions, Opportunities, and Challenges

George Foster; Norm O'Reilly; Zachary Naidu

doi:10.3389/fspor.2021.671601

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (Jul 2021)

Playing-Side Analytics in Team Sports: Multiple Directions, Opportunities, and Challenges

George Foster,
Norm O'Reilly,
Zachary Naidu

Affiliations

George Foster: Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Norm O'Reilly: International Institute for Sport Business & Leadership, Lang School of Business & Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Zachary Naidu: Student, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.671601
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3

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This paper describes developments in the player-side analytics in major team sports. We take a decision-making lens to the role of analytics in player decisions by general managers and coaches. We outline key accelerators and inhibitors to the wider adoption and acceptance of data analytics playing a greater role in the decisions of clubs.

Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

ISSN: 2624-9367 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living

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