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Player Evaluation, Team Performance and Roster Management

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This course is part of the Data Analytics in Sports Law and Management Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 5 modules in this course

This course will provide students with an introduction to using specific data techniques to address key sports administrative functions in team and roster management. The primary focus is on the use of data analysis in player acquisition and retention, as well as player and coach assessment. Students will learn how the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and standard player contract (SPC) provide the framework for management decisions in which data analysis play a pivotal role.

There is a focus on data science techniques as applied to sports datasets. Students will interpret outcomes of data analysis within the context of a sports calendar; identify provisions of the CBA and SPC; and gain an understanding of how the provisions impact decisions on team and roster management.

This module will cover the significance of each segment of a full-year sports calendar, including critical dates and key management activities in each part of the calendar.

What's included

8 videos3 readings1 assignment

8 videos•Total 57 minutes
  • Introduction to Player Evaluation, Team Performance and Roster Management•2 minutes
  • Calendar Overview•8 minutes
  • September to December•7 minutes
  • January to April•3 minutes
  • May to June•9 minutes
  • July to August•4 minutes
  • Calendar Summary•1 minute
  • Exercise: Introduction to RStudio Programming Environment•24 minutes
3 readings•Total 95 minutes
  • Acknowledgements•5 minutes
  • Management’s Critical Dates 12-month Calendar Overview•30 minutes
  • Some Basic Information & Downloading R •60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
  • Management’s Critical Dates 12-month Calendar•15 minutes

This module covers pre-season to early season activities, including drafting, reserve and depth chart analysis and the importance of player contracts. It also introduces the basics of linear algebra.

What's included

13 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

13 videos•Total 135 minutes
  • Preseason Overview•13 minutes
  • Data Analytics in the Preseason•5 minutes
  • Roster Building•10 minutes
  • Preseason Physicals, Medical Assessments & Return to Play•4 minutes
  • Les Bisson MD: Preseason Players as Patients •6 minutes
  • Les Bisson, MD: Medical Assessments of Roster Candidates •9 minutes
  • Tampa Bay•2 minutes
  • Montreal•4 minutes
  • Basic Facts•24 minutes
  • Matrices•14 minutes
  • Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors•11 minutes
  • Regression•18 minutes
  • Exercise: Regression (ie. Drawing Data Curves Thru Data Points)•15 minutes
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
  • Training Camp and Roster Building•60 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Regression Exercise•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Linear Algebra Discussion•10 minutes

This section focuses on the impacts of CBA & SPC on roster decisions. In addition, it reviews the rules and regulations management follows when making roster/team changes and how clustering is used as a data analytics tool.

What's included

5 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt

5 videos•Total 70 minutes
  • Scouting, Roster Evaluation & Preparing for the Trade Deadline•10 minutes
  • Negotiations with Amateur Graduates•6 minutes
  • Benefits & Player Value•6 minutes
  • Clustering as a Data Analytics Tool•16 minutes
  • Exercise: Clustering •31 minutes
1 reading•Total 45 minutes
  • Scouting, Roster Evaluation and Preparing for the Trade Deadline•45 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Clustering Exercise•60 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
  • Clustering Discussion•10 minutes

The focus of this section is on activities occurring in the spring, including the entry draft, free agency and considering the future state of an athletic team.

What's included

12 videos1 reading1 assignment

12 videos•Total 71 minutes
  • Industry Perspective: UB's Athletic Training Program •3 minutes
  • Industry Perspective: Athletic Trainers & Organizational Relationships •6 minutes
  • Critical 8-Week Compliance Calendar •5 minutes
  • From a Coach’s Perspective: Using Statistics and Rosters •5 minutes
  • The CBA as it Relates to the Entry Draft & Free Agency •7 minutes
  • From a Coach’s Perspective: How Involved is the Coach in Organization Decision •5 minutes
  • Early Round Draft Picks and Buyouts •6 minutes
  • From a Coach’s Perspective: Communication across the Organization •6 minutes
  • Management, Scouts, and Data Analysts Sit Side-by-Side •8 minutes
  • Industry Perspective: Athletic Trainers & Player Data Access •4 minutes
  • Industry Perspective: The Athletic Trainer Role as an Executive •7 minutes
  • Les Bisson MD: Wearable Technology and Privacy •10 minutes
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
  • The Entry Draft, Free Agency & Assessing the Future •60 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
  • The Entry Draft, Free Agency & Assessing the Future •15 minutes

This section focuses on the activities preceding a regular athletic season, including those performed by management, staff, medical personnel, and players.

What's included

10 videos1 reading1 peer review

10 videos•Total 50 minutes
  • The Busy Offseason•4 minutes
  • The CBA: Articles 8 - 16 •5 minutes
  • From a Coach’s Perspective: The Player and Coach •1 minute
  • From a Coach’s Perspective: One Big Happy Family •2 minutes
  • Roster Signings and Retention Efforts •7 minutes
  • Les Bisson MD: Evaluating Player Injury Data •4 minutes
  • Industry Perspective: Using Data for Organizational Decisions •2 minutes
  • Industry Perspective: Athlete Chemistry •3 minutes
  • Training Camp Preparations•10 minutes
  • What Data Should be Emphasized? •10 minutes
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
  • The Off-Season•60 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Roster Building Capstone•60 minutes

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