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Scouting is about people and more specifically developing young people to become the kind of people we want in our neighborhoods, companies, and leadership positions. When you hear Alex’s story, you can understand how powerful Scouting can be. The impact expands far beyond the Troop!

This is a slide from my presentation at the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Conference I'm giving this afternoon. The title of my presentation is "Big Problems Require Bold Solutions: What Needs to Change in Sports Administration?"

Today, I had the opportunity to join Professor Tim Koba's Strategic Management in Sports class at High Point University to discuss the power of data in strategic planning and decision-making. We analyzed Peacock's decision to pay the NFL a whopping 110 million dollars for a single playoff game in the wild-card round. By applying data analysis techniques, we identified key performance indicators and benchmarked the data to make the final call on the success of the effort. Spoiler alert: it may just end up being a smart move by Peacock and Comcast. Check out our discussion on the impact of data in sports management in the link below. #sportsmanagement #dataanalysis #strategicplanning SBRnet

When North Carolina State tipped off in the ACC tournament three weeks ago, the Wolfpack had a 17-14 record and an infinitesimal chance of making the NCAA tournament. But they ripped off five wins in five days to steal an automatic berth to March Madness. Then they went on a wild run even by the standards of an event known for insanity. Now they’re easily the most improbable Final Four team of the past decade. What were the odds of the Wolfpack getting this far? To find out, you can take the win probabilities for each of the past four games from the college-basketball statistical website kenpom.com, then multiply those percentages to quantify the rough likelihood of a Final Four run. N.C. State was a 1-in-88 long shot. But even that number doesn’t accurately convey how unexpected this Final Four romp has been. That’s because the Wolfpack really had to survive and advance nine times. The chance of that happening wasn’t 1 in 88. It was more like 1 in 23,512. To put that .004% probability in context, the National Weather Service says you’re more likely to get struck by lightning during your lifetime. How can you not love underdogs & March Madness! #statistics #marchmadness #underdogs https://lnkd.in/eYYfjg3E

I really enjoyed writing this article about the Texas Christian University football team! The Big 12 conference is hosting its football media days ahead of another exciting season! Coach Sonny Dykes talked to the media about what he sees in this year’s team and what he has learned in his role as head coach for the last two seasons. To read my article, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/gDdSRU8Y

For those who enjoy data storytelling and sports, check out this ESPN article on college football realignment.

Kauffman Corner welcomes Daniel Mack, Vice President and Assistant General Manager for Research and Development with the Kansas City Royals, to the Pod this week. Rany Jazayerli (Co-Founder Baseball Prospectus/@Jazayerli) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810-WHB, 810whb.com/@SorenPetro) pull back the curtain on the man behind the Royals analytics department. - What’s his background? - What goes into his job? - How much has analytics changed over the years? - Are the Royals focused enough on OBP? - Where have the Royals made the biggest strides? - How KC uses analytics in the Draft? Free Agency? - Is KC growing its analytics department? - Where are baseball analytics going?

With the help of The Trust, Former Players learn how to transitions their skills they learned on the field to the next steps in life after football. Dive into Ryan Mundy’s full spotlight here: https://bit.ly/2CTYaNN