Director of Analytics at US Soccer - Sam Gregory #54

Director of Analytics at US Soccer - Sam Gregory #54This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Very pleased to welcome Sam Gregory onto the podcast to share his journey and some of his knowledge.Sam entered the world of football analytics from an economics background and was also a key member of the analytics community back on Twitter around a decade ago.Tom has spent time in various tech/data companies before working for York Utd (Canada) and Inter Miami as head of analytics. He joins me for this video 3-4 months into his new role as director of analytics for US Soccer. With the Copa America and the upcoming World Cup, now seems like a really interesting time for football (ok, soccer), in the US!All relevant links, down below.Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe!0:00 - Introduction1:50 - Sam joins, background, getting started6:56 - Networking tips12:16 - The importance of football knowledge14:47 - Moving from commercial, to a club setting21:41 - Joining Inter Miami28:34 - Tracking data, how used, pressure34:31 - Delivering insights to different personnel42:35 - Building tools, and infrastructure (SQL, python etc.)48:28 - Working at US Soccer, building out a department56:15 - Looking ahead, the future of analytics, AI59:30 - Advice for interviews, networking, new analytics conference1:04:30 - Book recommendations 1:06:22 - Euro 2024 prediction, wrap upRelated EpisodesTom Worville - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9z-V4g3dh8Sarah Rudd - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDMbRuYEEQcJeremy Steele - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK8A7Mym0ZoBooks mentionedThinking fast & Slow - https://amzn.to/3RLsw9jThe Undoing Project - https://amzn.to/3xoG1F7The Beckham Experiment - https://amzn.to/3zfpMuCThe Mixer - https://amzn.to/4cBBOwvZonal Marking - https://amzn.to/4cBBOwvAmerican Soccer Insights Summit - https://americansoccerinsights.com/Follow Sam on Twitter - https://x.com/gregorydsam?lang=en◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA