Intro

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, Luke Fitzpatrick, Head of Data Science at VALD, discusses the role of data science in sports technology and the importance of data quality and security. He explains the process of generating normative data and how clients can get the most out of their data. Luke also shares interesting insights, such as the age at which adolescents experience the largest strength development and the average strength of NFL players compared to the general population. The data science team at VALD is focused on expanding their product suite and providing more valuable insights to clients.

This episode is different to any that we have done over the last 10 years.

New talking points:

• The role of a data scientist at Vald
• Data quality and security
• Accessing VALD testing data
• Managing huge amounts of data
• Visualizing normative data
• Making the most of your data