REMINDER: The call for abstracts for the 2026 American Soccer Insights Summit closes at 11:59 PM CT on October 1st. We’re looking for talks that show how data—especially statistics and machine learning—can unlock insights to help players and teams perform their best. Info: tinyurl.com/3v4tkek5

A goal of ours with ASI going into 2026 was to make this a truly pan-Americas soccer analytics conference. Really excited about having Carlos Vela - who brings an extensive background in technical/sporting director roles in Mexico and now Costa Rica - as our keynote speaker.

Targeting trans athletes was always going to have minimal impact on professional sports but significant detrimental impacts at the youth and amateur levels. If you think children playing sports is a net societal positive (a statement I imagine would have broad support) this is bad legislation.

Transfer window may be closed but I still managed to secure a key permanent move this weekend.

REMINDER: The call for proposals for the 2026 American Soccer Insights Summit closes at 11:59 PM CT on September 1st. In partnership with SkillCorner, we are excited to offer women’s soccer tracking data to support the researchers who send us the best proposals. More info: tinyurl.com/34rkpb8f

Exciting times: Our first ever NWSL analytics tiers are here. Shoutout @washingtonspirit.com and James Hocken as our first nerd boss. www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/8/... As always clubs/employees, if we're wrong about your role/title or missed someone, let us know.

Interested in presenting? There are two ways to showcase your work at the 2026 ASI Summit. For more information on submitting proposals and abstracts, visit: americansoccerinsights.com

1. I love that this is a yearly thing 2. Shows analysts are just as prone to recency bias as anyone else. Outside of a few significant exceptions almost no way teams can swing as drastically from most to least analytically advanced or vice-versa in the course of one year

For the first time, we have two entries to Tier 0. The State of Analytics in MLS is here: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/20/state-of-mls-analytics-july-2025

Another exciting job on our Data Analytics team at US Soccer! This data scientist role will be working mostly with player tracking data and previous experience using tracking data (any sport) is a must-have for this job. recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

After a successful first edition the American Soccer Insights Summit is back for Round 2. Last year was a great mix of industry professionals, club staff, students, public analysts and academics. We really strive to foster an environment which is welcoming to everyone - register today!

We have an opening on our Data Analytics team at US Soccer for a Performance Data Analyst. This person should have strong foundational skills in data analysis (python preferred) as well as experience in the Sport Science/human performance space (any sport) recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...