Sports data

  • wearable technology for movement patterns / injury patterns
  • predicting results based on angle, velocity of ball
  • quality of player based on their ability to make hard / easy shots
  • text data on fans (reactions, interest)
  • basic player stats
  • shot frequency divided up by particular location

What do we do with data?

  • make predictions about outcome of a game
  • predications about results from combined data of different players
  • understand player effectiveness - eg football yards
  • impacts of rule changes on scores
  • undestand how good a player is under specific circumstances
    • how good a football player is on one side of the line
  • predict yards based on which side
  • predict future success based on model (hockey ELO)
    • based on wins / loses
    • interaction of win/loss with home/away
    • not just additive
  • compare players
  • determine correlations between types of success
  • calculate average stats - compare player to average
  • likelihood of scoring in particular circumstances
  • probability of winning given how much time has passed, data, and time left
  • understand consistancy of player performance
  • predict play for a opponent based on history
  • match offense to defense
  • predict successful plays in certain circumstances
  • performance of players from different countries / physiology