Ben Mackriell - Stats Perform
Ben Mackriell is the Head of Team Performance Product Strategy at Stats Perform, which owns the data-tracking company Opta. In our conversation, Ben discusses… - What teams are doing with data while leagues are shut down - How he got into sports analytics - His first club job with Everton - Working at Everton, Fulham, Reading, Norwich City & Burnley - The best advice he received as an analyst - Keys to communicating data at clubs - How he works with clubs in his Stats Perform role - AI, computer vision, and the future of analytics - The state of analytics in cricket and rugby - Why he roots for Boston teams - Joining Fulham right before Clint Dempsey’s famous chip against Juventus Show links - Follow Ben on Twitter (@BenMackriell) & LinkedIn - Stats Perform & OptaPro - ProVision, the analytical platform from Stats Perform & TruMedia - How Opta collects data - Ben’s reflections on the 2020 OptaPro Forum - British Lions 2017 rugby documentary - Clint Dempsey’s chip vs Juventus in the 2010 Europa League quarters - The Test, an Australian cricket documentary series on Amazon Prime - The MVP Machine, by Ben Lindbergh & Travis Sawchik - Stats Perform on Twitter: @StatsPerform - TruMedia on Twitter: @TruMediaSports
