Had an absolute blast at the HALO Analytics Conference coupled with the fact that it was a great learning experience for me while representing @SMTlive@Avalanche
You’ve seen the offensive highlights, now for some defense.
This late inning snag from Rex Watson grades out as a 4 star play in our internal models.
Using player positioning and ball tracking data to evaluate defense is a game changer.
And lining that up with player tracking data using SMT 6th Tool at home makes the information that much more valuable.
@owen_stonge@isaacgroffman@SMTlive
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Calling all students interested in a sports analytics career‼️📣
More than 25% of past #SMTDataChallenge participants have landed jobs with professional teams or sports companies. This could be you!
Details & registration: ⬇️
https://t.co/3ZWdEbToEM
Registration for the 2026 #SMTDataChallenge is OPEN! We want to see what you would put “On the Big Screen!” We want to see how you can tell stories like @SMTlive through a metric, visualization, or interactive fan experience that could be displayed on a MiLB scoreboard!
Football is a game of inches, and the environment always matters.
In today’s game, wind variability 💨introduced weather impacts that were present, though not game-changing.
We’re thrilled to have been able to collaborate with @NBCSports and @SMTlive to uncover these hidden effects for #SuperBowlLX
#WAM
10 days until Opening Day ⏳
Quick hands that play anywhere ⚡️🧤
According to our friends at 6th Tool @SMTLive, the average college exchange time is 1.12 seconds.
Ty Barrango’s average exchange on all touches: 0.75 ⏱️🔥
Props to the fellas in the truck running the 1st & 10 tech with numbers and hash marks. @SMTlive
Worked a few games operating 1st & 10 and it's not easy especially with the conditions.
Not as easy as it looks 👀
We’ve talked a lot about his offensive production, but Dean Mihos has a history of making plays out in CF.
Only 42.7% of center fielders make this play.
Details:
60.5 ft covered
0.95 reaction time
96.2% route efficiency
4 Star Play per our internal models ⭐⭐⭐⭐
We’re able to combine the cutting edge information from 6th Tool @SMTlive
with our internal models to make the data actionable.
The time has come! We are pleased to announce the 2025 #SMTDataChallenge finalists and honorable mentions. Check out our official announcement post on our Linkedin page: 👇
https://t.co/8b1szJ8WVf
Once again, this year's participants outdid themselves! Congrats to all! 👏👏
I've been a judge for the SMT Data Challenge (@SMTlive ) in baseball analytics since it began, and the quality of some of the projects I evaluated this year were among the best I've seen for this competition.