SSAC24: Beyond the Pitch: Transforming Soccer Through Advanced Analytics

Three is worth more than two, walks count the same as hits, first downs are better than punts. While data analysis has transformed the way we play all of the major American sports, soccer still awaits its own kind of disruption. It’s not for a lack of trying, though. Major European clubs have begun to invest - and occasionally empower - in data-driven decision-making. But due to cultural differences, institutional inertia, and a sport that’s simply really hard to measure, advanced analytics haven't had the same kind of transformative effect at the highest level of the sport that we've seen in the NBA, MLB, or NFL. Combining on-the-ground coaching expertise with high-level quantitative thinking, this panel will survey the state of soccer’s analytical revolution and attempt to determine just how far it might go.

[@thanoskaranatsios9053]

Super analytics panel!

[@stothAjs]

Interesting what Jesse said about injuries, but so happy to hear how important analytics are on training methodology. As a coach, when you implement a stat based instruction you need to see if it is done or not on the training pitch and coach it to drill it home. A player may disagree too (most likely) so how you manage that is a whole other area analytics folks cant talk to. Stats on the training pitch are a universe to themselves.

[@redfox7497]

super fascinating and it felt too short! Whoever the person who put these panelists together is a genius!

[@Mxxxh93]

Ian Graham should come back to LFC