This is a review of the Weighted Voronoi diagram research conducted by Dan Cervone, Luke Bornn and Kirk Goldsberry. The regions on a basketball court can be looked at as if they are realty. How valuable is the realty that a player has control over? Which region does the player need to take control of…
DetailsThis is a review of the spatial data analysis research conducted by Alexander Franks, Andrew Miller, Luke Bornn and Kirk Goldsberry. Basketball players must wear two hats – one for the offensive side of the game and one for the defensive side. However, most statistics deal only with their offensive skills, and not the defensive.…
DetailsThis is a review of the probabilistic physics-based model based on player tracking data research conducted by William Spearman. Soccer is more a game of strategy than scoring as there are relatively few goals made in a soccer game. What are the other players on the field doing when they do not have the ball…
DetailsThis is a review of the player tracking data research conducted by Dan Cervone, Alexander D’Amour, Luke Bornn, and Kirk Goldsberry. The key moment of an offensive play in a basketball game may not be when the points are scored at the end of the possession. It may have occurred earlier in the possession with…
DetailsThis is a review of the social talent scouting research conducted by Elena Radicchi and Michele Mozzachiodi. Teams are continuously on the lookout for new talent. A variety of tools are used to facilitate this process. First is human expertise – scouts have built up years of experience watching players at all levels, looking for…
DetailsThis is a review of the deep imitation learning research conducted by Thomas Seidl, Aditya Cherukumudi, Andrew Hartnett, Peter Carr and Patrick Lucey. Tracking data in sports has become a staple for teams and coaches as they can now study their upcoming opponents in order to determine the best strategy possible. However, coaches do not…
DetailsThis is a review of the volume and intensity training research conducted by Patrick Ward, Michael Tankovich, J. Sam Ramsden, Barry Drust, and Luke Bornn. Participating in sports invariably leads to injuries, especially at the professional level. A 10-year investigation of pre-season training camps in the NFL indicated that for every 1000 athletes 12.7 were…
DetailsThe Sprint Retrospective is a three hour meeting, which follows the Sprint Review Meeting and precedes the upcoming Sprint Planning Session (preferably the first day off). The Sprint Retrospective allows the team to inspect its performance and make adjustments for the next Sprint. The Agile Sports Consultant ensures that the Sprint Retrospective takes place and…
DetailsThe Post-Game Meeting is a 15-minute event for the players to reflect on the game and create/validate their plan for the next game. This allows the team to decide if the adjustments made from the previous game were effective. The Post-Game Meeting is held at consistent times (such as immediately following the game) to reduce…
DetailsSprint Review Meetings are held at the completion of each Sprint. The purpose of the meeting is to inspect the results of the Sprint and adapt the Sprint Performance Dashboard metrics and value for next Sprint, if needed. During the Sprint Review Meeting, the team and invited attendees discuss what they achieved during the Sprint,…
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