Sports Analytics - A Guide for Coaches, Managers, and Other Decision Makers

This book is a practical, nontechnical guide to incorporating sports data into decision making, giving leaders the knowledge they need to maximize their organization's investment in analytics.

About the author

Benjamin C. Alamar has been a leader in sports analytics for more than fifteen years, working with organizations including ESPN, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and StubHub. He has taught at universities including Rice, Columbia, and MIT. The founder of the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, Alamar has written for outlets such as ESPN, Analytics magazine, and the Wall Street Journal.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Alamar
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 25.11.2025
• EAN: 9780231222594
• ISBN: 978-0-231-22259-4
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; SPORTS & RECREATION / Coaching / General, MATHEMATICS / Probability & Statistics / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Training, Sports training & coaching, Probability & statistics, Sports training and coaching, Probability and statistics, Data analysis: general, Data science and analysis: general, sports & recreation; business & economics