AUTHOR=Foster George , O'Reilly Norm , Naidu Zachary 

TITLE=Playing-Side Analytics in Team Sports: Multiple Directions, Opportunities, and Challenges

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

VOLUME=3

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2021.671601

DOI=10.3389/fspor.2021.671601

ISSN=2624-9367

ABSTRACT=<p>This paper describes developments in the player-side analytics in major team sports. We take a decision-making lens to the role of analytics in player decisions by general managers and coaches. We outline key accelerators and inhibitors to the wider adoption and acceptance of data analytics playing a greater role in the decisions of clubs.</p>