The base
Data handling and a first business question: what fills the seats.
Portfolio project, mentor-reviewed. A short memo answering one business question, with the model behind it.
Program · 12 months · Application only
Sports Analytics Front Office Track.
In twelve months you learn to answer the questions a front office asks: who is declining, who is similar, what fills the seats, and how sure we are.
From $500 a month
Apply
$6,000, or 6 payments of $1,000. Employer-funded? We invoice your company directly.
Who it is for
One program, three ways in.
For you
You want to work on the decisions a front office makes, and you are ready to learn the modeling and the writing those decisions need.
For a parent
You are applying for a son or daughter. Apply on their behalf; the first call includes them, and the plan is written for where they are now.
For an employer
You are developing someone on your staff. The plan is built around your work, and we invoice your company directly.
The outcome, in plain words
After twelve months, you can do this.
- Turn a roster or business question into a model you can build
- Find comparable players and explain why they are comparable
- State how sure a result is, in a sentence a decision-maker can act on
- Put the answer in front of people as a board they can question
You finish with four mentor-reviewed portfolio projects, one from each quarter, and the Credly certificate. We do not promise a job, and nobody honestly can.
The 12-month roadmap
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Four quarters, each one ends in a project.
This is the standard path. Your custom plan starts from it and moves with what you already know. Everything named is in your Membership access.
Player questions
Machine learning on sports data, decline, and who is similar to whom.
- CoursePython MachineZ: ML in Sports
- SessionKnow Exactly When an MLB Player Starts to Decline
- SessionThe Armchair Scout
Portfolio project, mentor-reviewed. A comparison of players with the reasons written out, reviewed for what it leaves unsaid.
How sure are we
Hierarchical models and missing data, so every answer carries its uncertainty.
- CourseBecoming a BayeZian
- SessionHierarchical Modeling using PyMC in Baseball
- SessionThe Injury Report Problem
Portfolio project, mentor-reviewed. A player model with its uncertainty stated in one sentence a decision-maker can use.
In front of people
Questions asked in plain language, results that update, and a board others can change.
- SessionAsk the Box Score Anything
- SessionGame-Day Automation
- WorkshopBuild a Cycling Analysis Board Without Writing Code
Portfolio project, mentor-reviewed. A board that answers a front-office question, with a memo to go with it.
The mentor model
A lead mentor, and one assigned to you.
Michael is the lead and principal mentor of every program, and personally assigns each person a one-on-one mentor from the team. You meet one-on-one every month, with Slack support between, and a mentor reviews your portfolio project each quarter.
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Your instructor
Michael Czahor
PhD · Principal Data Scientist, AI @ Broadata Communications
Teaches the method the way it is used in the role above. The team page lists everything they teach here.
Also teaches Build a 3D Athlete from a Single Photo.
Michael Czahor, Principal Data Scientist, AI at Broadata Communications, holds a PhD. Before that, Michael was Lead Quantitative Analyst with the Phillies, Principal Quantitative Analyst with the Tigers and Special Assistant, R&D with the Marlins. On AthlyticZ, Michael teaches Build a 3D Athlete from a Single Photo.
Instructors in this program
Their sessions, workshops and courses are on your roadmap. Your one-on-one mentor is assigned by Michael from the team, for the plan you are on.
A sample portfolio project
A decision memo with the model behind it
You pick one roster or business question, build the model that answers it, and find the comparable cases. You write a one-page memo that states the answer, how sure it is and what would change it, and you present it as you would in a room. Your mentor reviews the model, the memo and the presentation before it goes in your portfolio.
What is included
Everything in the twelve months.
- A custom twelve-month plan, written after your first call
- Michael as your lead and principal mentor, and a one-on-one mentor he assigns you from the team
- A one-on-one every month, and Slack support between them
- Full Membership access for the twelve months: the courses, the workshops, the sessions and the live Masterclass
- A portfolio project each quarter, reviewed by your mentor
- Interview prep, and a review of your résumé and your portfolio
- The job-posting map: what current postings ask for, read from the postings themselves
- The Credly certificate when you complete the program
Questions
Asked before applying.
Does the program promise me a job?
No. Nobody can promise you a job, and we do not. The program is twelve months of mentored work, a reviewed portfolio, interview prep and a clear view of what current postings ask for. What you do with it is yours.
Who mentors me?
Michael leads the program and is your principal mentor. After your first call he personally assigns you a one-on-one mentor from the team, chosen for the plan you are on. The instructors listed on this page teach the material on your roadmap; they are not all personal mentors.
How do I apply for my son or daughter?
Fill in the form with their details and say in the last field that you are applying for them. The first call is with both of you.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. Choose Employer under who is funding it, and we invoice your company directly.
What does it cost?
$6,000 once, 6 payments of $1,000, or 12 payments of $500. PLUS is priced on request; ask on the call.
How many people do you take?
Seats are limited each quarter, because every person has a mentor. If the quarter is full, we tell you on the call and offer the next one.
What happens after I apply?
A 20-minute call with Michael, then your custom plan with your one-on-one mentor named. You decide after you have read the plan.
Application
Apply for Sports Analytics Front Office Track.
- Apply. The form on this page, about 3 minutes.
- A 20-minute call with Michael. What you want to be able to do, and where you are now.
- Your custom plan. Twelve months, written for you, with your one-on-one mentor named.
About 3 minutes. It opens right here.
Rather talk first? Book twenty minutes with Michael.
Opening your application.