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Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
Building off it's inaugural semester offering the Introduction to Baseball Analytics course, beginning this coming Fall semester Rice Sports Management will be offering a new major in Sports Analytics. This should only solidify it's #1 national ranking among undergraduate sports management departments...and keep in mind that well under 50% of those currently majoring in Sports Management are student-athletes...
https://news.rice.edu/news/2022/rice-cre...ding-field
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05-05-2022 01:34 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
very cool
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05-05-2022 01:57 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
Funny... We suggested something like this years ago.... a throw-back to the old days where the 'math department' would help a football coach with down and distance tendencies etc etc etc. This is now big business... I hope we are leveraging it not only to recruit guys, but also to call plays/pitches etc
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05-05-2022 03:32 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
(05-05-2022 03:32 PM)Hambone10 Wrote: Funny... We suggested something like this years ago.... a throw-back to the old days where the 'math department' would help a football coach with down and distance tendencies etc etc etc. This is now big business... I hope we are leveraging it not only to recruit guys, but also to call plays/pitches etc
Only one problem...it's obviously not helping the Owls to win.
Maybe with the right coaching staffs who knew how to use such data and recruit and retain student athletes that could do the same?
Do we know anyone like that?
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05-05-2022 03:37 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
It's a good addition. Why not add Sports Management next? Give the athletes something in which they can really take interest.
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05-05-2022 07:48 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
(05-05-2022 07:48 PM)Ourland Wrote: It's a good addition. Why not add Sports Management next? Give the athletes something in which they can really take interest.
??? Sports Management is already a major and has been for 10+ years now. And, again, student-athletes makes up well under 50% of those who major in Sports Management.
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05-05-2022 07:50 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
(05-05-2022 03:32 PM)Hambone10 Wrote: Funny... We suggested something like this years ago.... a throw-back to the old days where the 'math department' would help a football coach with down and distance tendencies etc etc etc. This is now big business... I hope we are leveraging it not only to recruit guys, but also to call plays/pitches etc
Funny or sad?
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05-05-2022 08:40 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
(05-05-2022 07:50 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote: (05-05-2022 07:48 PM)Ourland Wrote: It's a good addition. Why not add Sports Management next? Give the athletes something in which they can really take interest.
??? Sports Management is already a major and has been for 10+ years now. And, again, student-athletes makes up well under 50% of those who major in Sports Management.
Athletes are a small percentage of the study body as a whole. If they represent almost 50% of those who choose it as a major, it must be a popular degree path for them. It's too bad Rice took so long to offer it.
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2022 09:50 PM by Ourland.)
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05-05-2022 09:49 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
(05-05-2022 09:49 PM)Ourland Wrote: (05-05-2022 07:50 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote: (05-05-2022 07:48 PM)Ourland Wrote: It's a good addition. Why not add Sports Management next? Give the athletes something in which they can really take interest.
??? Sports Management is already a major and has been for 10+ years now. And, again, student-athletes makes up well under 50% of those who major in Sports Management.
Athletes are a small percentage of the study body as a whole. If they represent almost 50% of those who choose it as a major, it must be a popular degree path for them. It's too bad Rice took so long to offer it.
Again, the percentage is more like 40% student-athletes, and the major has been available for quite some time. Before the Sports Management department was created some 10 years ago, there was the Kinesiology department, where many of the athletes gravitated. Rice is not lagging in this area. Rather, we're leading as reflected in our #1 national ranking the past 3 years.
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05-05-2022 10:53 PM |
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RE: Rice Approves New Sports Analytics Major
(05-05-2022 10:53 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote: (05-05-2022 09:49 PM)Ourland Wrote: (05-05-2022 07:50 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote: (05-05-2022 07:48 PM)Ourland Wrote: It's a good addition. Why not add Sports Management next? Give the athletes something in which they can really take interest.
??? Sports Management is already a major and has been for 10+ years now. And, again, student-athletes makes up well under 50% of those who major in Sports Management.
Athletes are a small percentage of the study body as a whole. If they represent almost 50% of those who choose it as a major, it must be a popular degree path for them. It's too bad Rice took so long to offer it.
Again, the percentage is more like 40% student-athletes, and the major has been available for quite some time. Before the Sports Management department was created some 10 years ago, there was the Kinesiology department, where many of the athletes gravitated. Rice is not lagging in this area. Rather, we're leading as reflected in our #1 national ranking the past 3 years.
I'm sure it's a good program.
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05-06-2022 03:19 AM |
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