On behalf of the SSAC 2019 Organizing Team, we would like to thank everyone who attended the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past weekend! Please fill out our post-conference survey below. We appreciate your feedback! #SSAC19
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"This is a unique leadership experience that is invaluable as a student. You learn how to manage your peers, manage budgets, & learn how to have difficult conversations." -Yessena Brown @Yess_Diva3 (MBA '19) on her experience as a Co-Lead for the @SloanSportConf! #SSAC19
ESPN will be represented @SloanSportsConf March 1 – 2 in Boston #SSAC19
We asked panelists, “What’s your favorite sports number & why?”
@ESPNNBA analyst @paulpierce34 shares the story behind his number ⬇️
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Led a panel at @SloanSportsConf this morning with @MeekMill & Sixers co-owner @MichaelGRubin on Criminal Justice Reform - one of the more interesting hours I’ve spent in a long time. Will post a link of the video but for now this excellent @lizadonnelly drawing is making me happy
The Player Performance/Precaution Tradeoff: Player Health, @adirshiffman, "If you try to protect athletes in preseason too much that actually increases risk of injury." #SSAC19#ANumbersGame
Well, having a visual journalist @SloanSportsConf is one of the coolest and most unique things I’ve seen at the 30+ conferences I’ve attended “
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Helping Dream Chasers, Meek Mill, “In the world of people who grew up in bad environments and in the system, 99.9% of those people can’t hire investigators to discover what was happening was unfair or their rights were violated.” #socialjusticeSSAC#SSAC19#ANumbersGame
Looking for plans after the conference on Friday? Swing by the official SSAC 2019 After Party presented by @DraftKings! Conference badge and valid government ID required. Must be 21 years or older. Once maximum capacity is reached, there will be no further admissions.
#SSAC19 is thrilled to announce the Rebooting the Lakers/Celtics Rivalry panel featuring @Lakers owner @JeanieBuss and @celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck. @JackieMacB will moderate this panel focused on exploring each team's approach to rebuilding over the past decade. #ANumbersGame
Don't miss out on the "From the Martial Arts to the Art of Negotiation – Sport, Science, Art, or Philosophy?" Panel featuring Sensei Nick Theodorou and Professor Deepak Malhotra @Prof_Malhotra. Read more about our panels here: https://t.co/QnUSnFrhD1 #ANumbersGame#SSAC19
(1/2) We’re excited to announce that our awesome #SSAC19 hockey analytics panel will feature Tyler Dellow @dellowhockey of @TheAthletic; Chris Boucher, VP of Sports Development, Analytics, and Hockey Operations at @Sportlogiq; …
(2/2) Meghan Duggan @mduggan10, forward on the US Women’s National Hockey Team; Sunny Mehta, former NHL executive and hockey analytics pioneer; and Bill Zito, Associate GM of the @BlueJacketsNHL#ANumbersGame
We are excited to host Chess Grand Master @GM_Hess at #SSAC19! Robert will be participating in a chess simul facing ten different conference attendees at once. The simul will take place Saturday from 12:30-1:15 p.m. To participate, sign up here: https://t.co/oSeJclGLTQ
Getting excited - and nervous 😬 - for the big event this weekend! I hope all of us human beings involved deliver decent performances! 😝
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We’re really excited to announce that @caseywasserman, Chairman and CEO of @Wasserman and Chairman of the @LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will be speaking in less than a week at #SSAC19#ANumbersGame
(1/2) Do Athletes Need the Media? Find out at #SSAC19 when we’ll have a panel on that very subject featuring NYT bestselling author Jack McCallum @McCallum12; 11x Pro Bowl WR @LarryFitzgerald; @richkleiman, co-founder of Thirty Five Ventures; …