Making sense out of something that’s new is a test for anyone, and some people are better at it than others. Fergus Connolly, Seattle Sounders and Hudl rank among the best at making sense of what’s new in sports science and technology: The Law of Space & Time (LinkedIn, Fergus Connolly) How sports scientists are […]
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Sports Science: Week in Review, May 29-June 4
Leaders of sports organizations like to display their confidence in the analysis that pervades sports. Their assurance in having mastered, or at least comprehended, the risks that intersect their business and their competitive environment makes for quality narratives. Predators have trusted analytics throughout run to Cup Final (NHL.com, Arpon Basu) Colorado’s Pablo Mastroeni: “Stats will […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, May 22-May 28
Intelligence is distributed unevenly, among people and among sports organizations. Some aspects of intelligence that can be improved with mental development. And there are other aspects that lend themselves to collaboration and aggregation in the form of organizational intelligence. It often happens in sports — gains made by individuals are important building blocks for the […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, May 15-May 21
“We all see farther by standing on the shoulders of giants, then grouse when others try to perch on our own,” writes journalist Ryan Avent in a recent essay on the tradeoffs between competition and collaboration in 1843 Magazine. Navigating those tradeoffs is a defining experience in sports even though it is rarely considered as […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, May 8-May 14
Talent identification has become an important intersection for the managers, analysts and scientists in sports. The idea of sports’ organization making good use of undervalued athletes’ has been central to sports decision-making (and storytelling) since Michael Lewis’ Moneyball was published in 2003. No surprise that the idea continues to evolve, not that it was ever […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, May 1-May 7
“Outliers are everything” says Ted Knutson in the title of his StatsBomb blog post. His point is about how sports analysis gets done. The most useful insights are often found at the edges of data. What’s true for analysts is not necessarily true for everyone else in sports. Tension between the data-centric analysts and more […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Apr 24-Apr 30
Researchers are learning more and more about the impact of social dynamics on behavior, especially when it comes to health. This study, out of the University of Southern California, showed the significant relationship between social networks and fitness. The overlap between sports science and social science has mostly been in the area of human performance […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Apr 17-Apr 23
Quality information is a factor in what’s effective sports management and what’s effective sports science. In fact, it might be the most important thread that links everyone involved in athlete and team success. Looking at the Sports Science content for this week, the best teams make the best use of information. Sports management: Kings GM […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Apr 10-Apr 16
The same science that is improving sports is also improving sports journalism. New technologies, new ideas and lots of innovation create opportunities to tell new stories. It’s true — the best way to understand innovation is to actually innovate. Marc Overmars, Kluivert junior and ‘Captain Fantastic’ Davy Klaassen – how Ajax are becoming a European […]
Read More →Sports Science: Week in Review, Apr 3-Apr 9
The new era of sports science coincides with another new era, of aging athletes who bring superior performance, athletes who also transition differently into retirement than before. The Real-Life Diet of Vince Carter (GQ, Christopher Cason) The Unorthodox Training Behind Ichiro’s Unparalleled Longevity (STACK, Brandon Hall) Cleveland Indians Pitcher Josh Tomlin on the “New Norm” […]
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