Get involved with the Human Performance and Sport Science Center
Michigan Sports Analytics
Independent Study
Students work with a varsity athletic team and a faculty advisor, taking an in-depth look at athlete data to develop questions and answers related to performance optimization and injury prevention. Students create research posters and present their findings at a symposium. If you are interested, please contact ESSI for more information and submit a completed copy of this form.
Extracurricular Opportunity with Athletics
Hackathon
Students participate in a competition, in which they are provided with deidentified varsity athletic data and have several hours to develop insights and address team challenges. Contact the Michigan Sports Analytics Society for more information.
Michigan Sports Analytics Society
The Michigan Sports Analytics Society (MSAS) is a student-run organization that focuses on statistics and analysis of sports data.
A Day in the Life of a Student Sport Analyst
“On Mondays, I head to Schembechler Hall around 12 p.m. Practice doesn’t start until after 1:30, but I get there early to set up Catapult and meet with the strength and conditioning coaches to discuss the practice format and share my ideas about Catapult. During practice, I monitor player activity and provide comprehensible athlete data to the staff and players. Seeing the data in real time focuses the team. Since we are currently in pre-season, the training schedule is denser than in-season so I usually monitor practice until 7 or 8 p.m. There is typically downtime for me to analyze data, work on personal projects, make charts for coaches, or develop new ideas to share with staff.”
— Mark Mamon, Graduate Student, Kinesiology
Student Research Opportunities
