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Your introductory letter should
be short and to the point. Focus on
your academic skill set and not on your
love of the team or of sports. Teams are
looking for serious professionals, not
fans. If you want to make analytics or
stats the focus of your internship, show
that you understand what that work is
by mentioning relevant classwork or
work with your school sports teams.
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Sports analytics professionals
will be judged on their work
and skill with numbers,
but business skills such
as interviewing, running
meetings, and writing well
also are valuable.