Mathematics and Sports SIGMAA Business Meeting and Guest Speaker
Thursday, August 7, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Ballroom B3
The Mathematics and Sports SIGMAA hosts its annual business meeting followed by an invited talk given by Arielle Dror from Bay FC. The Sports SIGMAA supports and promotes MAA members’ interests in the connections between mathematics and sports, particularly in sports analytics. It encourages undergraduate involvement in sports-related research projects, develops instructional and assessment tools for learning mathematics and statistics, and promotes quantitative problem-solving within the context of sports. All are welcome to attend.
Organizers:
Paul von Dohlen, William Paterson University
Amanda Harsy, Lewis University
Filippo Posta, Phoenix College
Alyssa Hoofnagle, Wittenberg University
Kitty Yang, University of North Carolina Asheville
Michael Schuckers, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Mathematics and Sports Contributed Paper Session
Friday, August 8, 3:30 pm - 6:05 pm, Ballroom A9-10
Availability of play-by-play statistics, video-based spatial data, and wearable technology data have led to innovative sports analytics studies. This research is impacting all aspects of sports: strategy, player evaluation, ranking methods, marketing, etc. Research presentations, expository talks, preliminary reports, and pedagogical contributions are all welcome in this session. Projects accessible to or involving undergraduate students are particularly encouraged for submission.
Our audience will consist of mostly faculty and students (including undergraduates as observed in previous meetings) who are interested in applying mathematics to sports. There will also be many faculty attendees who are interested in ideas to incorporate Sports into their courses.
The session will follow the standard format of speaker presentations followed by Q&A.
Organizers:
Filippo Posta, Phoenix College
Amanda Harsy, Lewis University
Schedule
Artistic Descriptions and Mathematical Analyses of Figure Skating Performances
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
John Hillenbrand*, US Figure Skating Skater
Diana Cheng, Towson University
Joy Thomas, US Figure Skating Coach
Janet Liu, US Figure Skating Skater
John Gonzalez, US Department of Defense
Mastering the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method: The Math (and Statistics) Behind Rain-affected Cricket Matches
3:50 pm – 4:05 pm
Dibyajyoti Deb, Oregon Institute of Technology
Predicting the Success of Female Division I Field Hockey Athletes
4:10 pm – 4:25 pm
Ryan Savitz*, Neumann University
Caley Gee, Neumann University
Predictive Modeling and Analysis of Sports Using Linear Algebra-based Models
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Luke Pekol*, Lewis University
Tony Kochev, Lewis University
Zach Pekol, Lewis University
Amanda Harsy, Lewis University
Adam Schultze, Lewis University
Modeling the Curved Path of a Bowling Ball
4:50 pm – 5:05 pm
Brody Johnson, Saint Louis University
Darts Analysis
5:10 pm – 5:25 pm
Michael Weselcouch, Roanoke College
Ayham Makhamra, Roanoke College
A Non-Standard Basketball Pool: Retrospective and Prospective
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Rick Cleary, Babson College
Building a Sport Analytics Course: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
5:50 pm – 6:05 pm
Nicholas Gorgievski, Bentley University
Utilizing and Creating SCORE Network Materials for Data Science and Statistics Instructors Workshop
Friday, August 8, 8:00 am - 9:20 am, Meeting Room 5
In this interactive and engaging workshop, instructors will gain exposure to materials generated by the SCORE Network and to inspire them to use these educational materials on their campuses. The SCORE Network is a National Science Foundation funded collaboration of academic and industry practitioners to generate open access, peer-vetted, case based educational materials (modules) using sports data for statistics and data science classes. The goals of this proposed workshop are to introduce instructors to SCORE Network materials, to describe how to use these materials on their campuses (both in the classroom and with the growing number of sports analytics clubs), and to inspire them to join the network and become content creators. The workshop itself will consist of an introduction to the SCORE Network, an investigation into pedagogical materials available including specific modules, a discussion of how to utilize these materials with students and a period of brainstorming about potential modules. Throughout the workshop, there will be designated time for attendees to engage with network resources, to discuss materials in small groups, to interact one-on-one with instructors who are already experienced with using SCORE materials in the classroom and to report their observations. Led by senior personnel from the SCORE Network, attendees will be asked to bring a laptop or tablet for the workshop.
Organizers:
Michael Schuckers, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Rachel Gidaro, United States Military Academy at West Point