On this week's episode, Sean chats to Tim Kelsey, Director of Champion Data. Sean and Tim chat about stats, footy & the growth of datatainment.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- The Champion Data story and how the business began
- How the value and capture of qualitative statistics has changed the AFL
- How Champion Data had to get fans to buy into the data side of sport and educating them
- How the data is actually captured in a game scenario and how clubs and coaches are pushing them to capture new stats
- The challenge of putting together the AFLW Prospectus with the limited data
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to Tim Kelsey from Champion Data for being our guest on this week's show
- Connect with Tim on LinkedIn, make sure you send him a message that you've listened to the podcast
- Follow Champion Data on Twitter @ChampionData and Facebook
- Other Sports Geek podcast episodes you might be interested in:
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