Building Your Sports Analytics Team

Singh, Sandeep Kumar and Wijethilak, Hewawasam P. G. D. (2025) Building Your Sports Analytics Team. In: AI and Machine Learning Applications in Sports Analytics. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, pp. 41-76.

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Abstract

This chapter will review the key building blocks and best practices to assemble an effective sports analytics team in the contemporary sports landscape. It covers the key functions, competence needs, hiring and recruitment strategies, and the design and dynamics of teamwork. It also articulates the technological tool requirements and the infrastructures involving data collection and processing, where it strongly emphasizes the importance of instituting a decision-making culture with data. It is, therefore, an examination of some trends that might shape the future of sports organizations, like being introduced by artificial intelligence and video analytics, and also challenges associated with such analyses and enhancements. From this analysis, sports organizations stand to position themselves accordingly to enable analytics help improve performances, inform decision-making, and engage fans better.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Business, Management and Accounting > General Management
Social Sciences and humanities > Business, Management and Accounting > Human Resource Management
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Mr. Gautam Kumar
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2025 07:49
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2025 07:49
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-5385-1.ch003
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/9791

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