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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I think that you're going to see a very swift and decisive change in how teams are managed in the next five years with an overwhelming movement toward statistical analysis, data, and scouting. It's already happening. The egg head managers are already emerging or are employing people to make that analysis for them. I think that managers will either need to adapt their methods or see themselves become the victims of the new style of management. That's why I'm concerned. Relying on your intuition, gut, or some narrative you've built for yourself of what a successful team makes only makes you chum for the sharks.
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Story Time:
I coached soccer for several years, the club I coached for in Calgary had a affiliation with a Premier League club in England and sent us their reserve team coach for a week to teach us coaches how to coach.
I learned a lot. I also spent 2 days in statistical information sessions.
I've taken several statistics classes during the course of my University education and, hell, I'm a sports fan so who doesnt love statistics? But this was ridiculous.
So, every time I see statements like this I chuckle a little bit, the 'answer' isnt 'Moneyball' or 'Trouble With the Curve,' its being able to know which statistics are relevant statistics and combine that with a knowledge of what you're applying those statistics to.