9781422285237 - Analytics: Sports Stats & More

Series Glossary of Key Terms

academic: relating to classes and studies alumni: people who graduate from a particular college boilerplate: a standard set of text and information that an organization puts at the end of every press release compliance: the action of following rules conferences: groups of schools that play each other frequently in sports constituencies: a specific group of people related by their connection to an organization or demographic group credential: a document that gives the holder permission to take part in an event in a way not open to the public eligibility: a student’s ability to compete in sports, based on grades or other school or NCAA requirements entrepreneurs: people who start their own companies freelance: a person who does not work full-time for a company, but is paid for each piece of work gamer: in sports journalism, a write-up of a game intercollegiate: something that takes places between two schools, such as a sporting event internships: positions that rarely offer pay but provide on-the-job experience objective: material written based solely on the facts of a situation orthopedics: the branch of medicine that specializes in preventing and correcting problems with bones and muscles recruiting: the process of finding the best athletes to play for a team revenue: money earned from a business or event spreadsheets: computer programs that calculate numbers and organize information in rows and columns subjective: material written from a particular point of view, choosing facts to suit the opinion

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