Diary of a Performance Analyst – Richard Hughes
First Foray My first forays into the world of performance analysis was a placement working within the Academy at Stoke City football club, whilst undertaking…
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5 Stories You Might Have Missed on Twitter
Twitter is a fantastic resource for following analysts, data experts and visualization wizards. Sometimes thought you can skip past good content so here are 5…
5 Tips When Applying For Work
I often get emails (mainly from students) asking if I can give them a leg-up by putting them in touch with an analyst or offer…
ISPAS – The International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport
“Performance Analysis is an objective way of recording performance so that key elements of that performance can be quantified in a valid and consistent manner.” Membership and Accreditation: Being a member of ISPAS…
Life as a Performance Analysis Intern
Late last week I received an email from somebody I know through this site. The person involved wanted to remain anonymous and didn’t want to name (and possibly…
Blackburn Rovers Performance Analysis Internship Programme
Following on from the discussion last week on twitter about paid/unpaid internships in performance analysis, Paul Brand (Head of Performance Analysis at Blackburn Rovers) wanted to…
Science & Football and Sports Analytics Conferences
The 2013 Science + Football Conference will take place at the London Soccerdome. Located next to the O2 Arena, the London Soccerdome is recognised as…
Elite Coaches Engagement with Performance Analysis
It’s not very often we see research into the actual use of Performance Analysis and even rarer to see research conducted like the following. “An…
Twitter Debate – Is there any justification for unpaid internships?
I have my own thoughts on this topic and I will do something longer on it next week. But in the mean time I thought…
Big Data In Sport Conference
Not a lot of notice with this one. Only discovered it last night on Twitter. “With Big Data being the buzz word of the year,…
