9781422285237 - Analytics: Sports Stats & More

tools to manipulate and study the information. Business classes help students understand the role of different departments in an organization. How does the marketing department use data as opposed to how the shipping department uses it? Sports management classes teach students the structure of pro or college sports organizations. It’s important to know how each type of business runs. Simply being a great math student is not enough; a sports analytics professional has to be able to use and share discoveries in the context of what his or her organization needs. Internship, Anyone? As with most types of business, you need more than a classroom or book education. Nothing helps prepare a person more than real-life, day-to-day work. Internships are the lifeblood of many businesses, and the front offices of sports teams are no exception. An intern is usually not paid in money, but in experience. The internship gives a person the chance to learn, but can very often lead to full-time employment. There is nothing better for an employer than to hire someone they already know can do the job. On the other hand, if the intern realizes during the intern- ship that the job wasn’t quite what was expected, he or she can walk away with no regrets.

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