#Always Learning Resources for Analysts Part 2
- P.j. Mc Grane
- Jun 13, 2020
- 3 min read
We’re continuing our #AlwaysLearning series on our blog. Each week we’re going to share 4 different resources which we think you might find useful. r This week we’re going to look at 4 very different topics. We are passionate about upskilling, but we value Knowledge Sharing even more. I hope that the resources we draw your attention during the series are as useful to you as they have been for me.
Book
The Feedback Fix by Joe Hirsch
Ravi Ramineni’s guest appearance on the Expected Value Podcast is well worth a listen. Ramineni is the Director of the Soccer Analytics with the Seattle Sounders, the reigning MLS cup champions with whom he has spent the past 7 seasons. The podcast is both personal and professional and is a captivating listen. Everything from his career path starting in India all the way to the MLS, his responsibilities in his role and how the position has evolved over time. He opens up and offers advice to aspiring analysts who are trying to make it in the industry. and the match outcome to identify whether running has a statistically significant impact on winning. The maths and analysis of this paper is technical but well explained and offers extremely eye-opening conclusions. It is most certainly worth your time to give it a read. d. d.
Article
The influence of match outcome on running performance in elite Gaelic Football by
Shane Mangan, Shane Malone, Martin Ryan, Jason McGahan, Cian O’Neill, Con Burns, Joe Warne, Denise Martin & Kieran Collins
I don’t know a person involved in the GAA who hasn’t heard the old adages ‘We’ll Outwork them’, ‘We’ll outrun them’, ‘Run them into the ground’, ‘The team that works the hardest wins’ or another variation of the phrase. A study, led by Shane Mangan examined the GPS data of multiple intercounty Gaelic Football teams, across a 5 year period to put these myths to the test. The study assess running in two ways considering the total distance covered and the total high speed running distance covered by teams. It examines the relationship between both of these and the match outcome to identify whether running has a statistically significant impact on winning. The maths and analysis of this paper is technical but well explained and offers extremely eye opening conclusions. It is most certainly worth your time to give it a read.
Podcast
Expected Value Episode 22 Ravi Ramineni
In this video, Canavan opens up about how he utilized performance analysis as a coach for Tyrone U-21’s. Discussing the managements team approach to coaching the team, KPI’s, Feedback and the reports they used it offers a fantastic insight into the outlook of a successful underage team and how the analysis contributed to player development for players who are striding towards Senior Intercounty teams. ies in his role and how the position has evolved over time. He opens up and offers advice to aspiring analysts who are trying to make it in the industry.
Video
Peter Canavan Performance Analysis with Tyrone U-21's
In this video, Canavan opens up about how he utilized performance analysis as a coach for Tyrone U-21’s. Discussing the management teams' approach to coaching the team, KPI’s, Feedback and the reports they used it offers a fantastic insight into the outlook of a successful underage team and how the analysis contributed to player development for players who are striving towards Senior Intercounty teams.
I hope you find these resources useful. If you have any recommendations that you'd like to see included in future editions of this blog series be sure to get in touch with us here via our website or on Twitter @stats_machine
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