The SportsGrad Podcast #230: Performance Analysis at Collingwood Super Netball with Bianca Litchfield
Meet Bianca Litchfield, Performance Analyst (AFLW & Netball) at the Collingwood Football Club, and a young inspiration for women in the sports industry.
We chat about the journey to her dream job, what it’s like travelling with a Super Netball team, how to analyse the performance of Netballers, female inspirations in working in the sports industry, and what can be done to promote gender equality in sport.
Tune in for a BTS insight from one of the very best young guns in sport.
Bianca’s experience:
- Gymnastics coach (2 years)
- Rowing coach (6 years)
- Customer service assistant at the MCG (5 years)
- AFL High-performance Intern at Collingwood (1 year)
- Performance Analyst Netball & AFLW (2.5 years)
We cover:
(0:00) - Introduction
(03:04) - Women in Sport
(09:15) - Quickfire questions
(19:14) - How Bianca knew analysis was the right job
(23:38) - Traveling with the team
(27:44) - Bianca’s ideal work day
(29:22) - Working in a male dominated industry
(31:48) - Bianca’s mentors
(38:39) - Conclusion
(40:01) - #ASKSPORTSGRAD
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#187 - Kelly Ryan (Netball Australia) - Breaking down doors to become CEO
#206 - Libby Owens (Champion Data) - How to get into sport analytics
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