Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 8 - Mike Mauboussin

Mike Mauboussin 01:25 Backround on Mike -Grew up in Ithaca NY -Soccer, Hockey, and Lacrosse player -Georgetown Lacrosse Alumni -Day job is in Finance as an analyst and strategist -Sports by the numbers -Technology contributions to data analysis 06:34 "The Basic Equation" and Lacrosse Analytics -Gather all data in D1 lacrosse and aggregate them -Average 31.7 possessions a game -Convert 32.7 of those possessions into goals -Average 10.3 goals per game -How to use these numbers to help your team win -Ground balls impact -Teams who win the ground ball battle by 4 or more win the game 70% of the time 11:18 Face-offs Impact -Teams who win a higher % of face-offs has low correlation to winning a game -Streaks are consistent with one player being better than another -Variance (difference between the best and the worst) -Rule changes impact variance 17:53 Impact of Canadians Statistically -Shooting percentage is higher -Average shooting % for Canadians is 34.2% -Average shooting % for Americans is 28% -Efficiency is higher -One handedness commonality of Canadians -Practice on smaller nets and bigger goalies 24:15 Goaltending -Communication brings out confidence in defensive players -Clearing -Save percentages impacts -3/4 failed clears should result in a goal against statistically 28:16 How coaches can use analytics -Use statistics to draw a wholistic view -Understand what your doing fully -Coaching vs. Teaching -Prioritize time to do what will ultimately help a team win -Practice what actually happens in a game -Balance rest and engagement -Putting players in a place where they can succeed -Study the people who are successful -Focus on getting better at what you need to get better at -Lacrosse is very conservative for coaching -Hockey pull your goalie theory through statistics 36:48 Focus on Process from the Theory of Skill and Luck -When there is a lot of luck in your outcome, focus on the process -Black Jack -Highly reliable statistics in baseball -Paradox of skill -Difference between the best and worst players has shrunk 42:06 Mike's Advice to Players -Have fun -Multiple sport athletes -Practice what works -Learn about your strengths and weaknesses -Use film More on Mike Mauboussin @ WWW.http://michaelmauboussin.com