Authors Brendan O’Hallarn and James Strode joined the podcast to discuss their recently accepted paper in the Sports Innovation Journal. As sport management pedagogy has evolved, an effort has been made to incorporate popular and innovative social media technologies into classroom instruction. Academic research has suggested how the technology can be utilized to provide real-world… Read more »
Month: May 2020
Going All In On Artificial Intelligence
Authors Michael Naraine and Liz Wanless joined the podcast to discuss their recently accepted paper in the Sports Innovation Journal. The sport industry has become increasingly more complex with the expanse of digital technology such as fiber optic internet access, 5G wireless communication, and blockchain, just to name a few. These advancements have shifted the… Read more »
Student-Athlete Development and Winning Success: An Analysis of Directors’ Cup Standings
Authors Sarah Stokowski, Amanda Paule-Koba and Alex Auerbach joined the SII podcast to discuss their recently published article in the Sports Innovation Journal. The success of an athletic program is often defined by wins and losses. According to the sporting success framework (De Bosscher et al., 2006) as well as the athlete development literacy (ADL)… Read more »
How the SII Prepared Me to Win the ESPN Hackathon at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
By Nikhil Morar During my second semester in the M.S. in Data Science specializing in Sports Analytics program at IUPUI, I was selected to participate in the ESPN Hackathon at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. My time working as a data analyst for the Sports Innovation Institute really prepared me for my trip to Boston…. Read more »
How the SII Prepared Me to Win the Audience Choice Award in the JagStart Pitch Competition
Written by Josh Kelly (2020 Sport Management Graduate) During this final semester at IUPUI, I participated in JagStart, IUPUI’s small business competition for undergraduate and graduate students. I pitched an idea and business I have been in the process of starting for a while now. This business, Full Court Analytics, is a subscription-based service that… Read more »
Innovating Youth Tournament Schedules to Minimize School Absenteeism
Authors Chris Chard, PhD and doctoral candidate Daniel Wigfield joined the SII podcast to discuss their recently published article in the Sports Innovation Journal. Participation in sport has been lauded for the myriad benefits provided to youth who engage. Similarly, attendance in school has been identified as a salient contributor to academic success. Thus, the… Read more »