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Sam Gregory

@GregorydSam

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Director of Data Analytics @ US Soccer (He/Him)

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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
7 months
After more than 3 incredible years this will be my last week at @InterMiamiCF . I'm proud of the analytics structures we've put in place and I feel so lucky to have been able work with a wonderful staff and under one of the best sporting directors in the game in @19Hendy19 .
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
7 months
Next month I will be starting a new challenge building out a data analytics department at US Soccer working across all national teams ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฆ…
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
1 year
Campeones ๐Ÿ†
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
3 months
Excited to announce that Jan 31-Feb 1 will be the inaugural American Soccer Insights Summit hosted in Houston, Texas by Rice University. Speakers will range from academics to soccer analytics industry veterans and senior front office staff.
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
1 year
What an incredible night. Proud to be part of this team ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ–ค
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
4 months
We are are building out the sporting data analytics team at US Soccer - hiring a Data Analyst and Data Engineer. Apply below if you are interested!
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
21 days
A year since the most viral accidental photobomb of my life (and celebrating a Leagues Cup trophy ๐Ÿ†)
@nocontextfooty
Out Of Context Football
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
11 months
Two excellent conferences from @StatsBomb and @catapultsports this week in London - organisers on both sides put together seamless events with great talks. Three big takeaways on the current state of analytics from the week:
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
6 months
The pushback from the analytics community to physical stats - in all sports not just hockey - feels like a fundamental misunderstanding of the direction analytics is going. We should be asking how the physical and biomechanic interacts with tactics and player value.
@PeteBlackburn
Pete Blackburn
6 months
Listen I love stats and information & it rarely hurts, but I need every NHL broadcast to know that I have NEVER wondered how many miles a skater has traveled or what their average speed was during a game
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
1 month
So proud of this group. Amazing what the players and staff have accomplished in such a short time together ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฅ‡
@USWNT
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
1 month
YOUR #PARIS2024 GOLD MEDALISTS ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฅ‡
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
1 year
For those interested: Statsbomb have re-shared my talk from last year's conference on building an analytics department at Inter Miami ๐Ÿฆฉ๐Ÿ“ˆ
@StatsBomb
StatsBomb
1 year
From The Archive At the 2022 #StatsBombConference , Inter Miami Director of Analytics Sam Gregory delivered his talk titled "What I've Learned Building An Analytics Department" @GregorydSam
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
2 months
Had a great time on @chrisgill_UK 's podcast talking about soccer analytics, my work at clubs (and now a federation) and how to break into the industry.
@chrisgill_UK
Chris Gill
2 months
โ—๏ธNEW VIDEOโ—๏ธ Happy to share the latest instalment of the podcast, a great chat with @GregorydSam , the current Director of Analytics for US Soccer. Sam is fairly new to this role but is in the process of building out a strong analytics department and has a wealth of experience
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
3 months
Very cool to be here supporting our @USWNT and @ussoccer_ENT Deaf WNT at my first games with US Soccer
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
7 months
It was inevitable that we were going to start seeing clubs identify the value of hiring someone from the analytics world as a Sporting Director. Hard to think of anyone better placed and prepared to make that jump than @Mladen_Sormaz - congratulations!
@BarnsleyFC
Barnsley FC
7 months
๐Ÿค Barnsley Football Club is pleased to confirm the appointment of Mladen Sormaz as our new Sporting Director, the first appointment of its kind in the Clubโ€™s history.
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Sam Gregory
6 months
Really well-done video here from DW Kick Off highlighting the way racial bias affects how we watch football with a summary of some of our work from "Pace and Power".
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
4 months
Another big addition to the team at US Soccer - welcome Natasha! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
@ground_guru
Training Ground Guru
4 months
Southamptonโ€™s Natasha Patel has been appointed Director of Analytics for US Soccer, working with their menโ€™s, womenโ€™s and youth teams. @tp0603 @SouthamptonFC #SaintsFC
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Sam Gregory
3 months
The conference is being organized by myself alongside @srudd_ok @analyseFooty and staff from the Rice University Sports Analytics program.
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Sam Gregory
3 months
Mark was one of the people who embraced data the most at the club and challenged us to improve when the data wasn't giving us what we needed. I learned so much from working with him and sure he will be a huge asset to where ever he ends up next!
@prizantfutbol
Mark Prizant
3 months
My time with @InterMiamiCF has come to an end. I wish everyone involved with the club the best of luck moving forward. Looking forward to taking some down time before starting the next project.
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Sam Gregory
11 months
An amazing achievement for Austin and in particular @BrettUttley in his first year as a professional head coach - one of the smartest soccer minds Iโ€™ve ever worked with. Congratulations Brett!
@AustinFCII
Austin FC II ๐Ÿ†
11 months
ยกCampeones, campeones, olรฉ olรฉ olรฉ! ๐Ÿ†
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Sam Gregory
11 months
2. Womenโ€™s football analytics is growing at an incredible rate, for this first time this week I met aspiring analysts whose goals werenโ€™t just working in football but specifically working in the womenโ€™s game.
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
1 month
ASIS registration is now open! Look forward to details around speakers and a research competition in the near future ๐Ÿ‘€
@RiceASISummit
American Soccer Insights Summit
1 month
Registration is now open for the 2025 American Soccer Insights Summit! Early registration features a 10% discount and is available until December 1, or until we sell out. Student-priced registrations are limited, so students are encouraged not to delay registration. Link in bio
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Sam Gregory
11 months
P.S. F1 in race analysis is so cool and amazing how much of a difference they can make โ€œin-gameโ€ relative to other sports
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Sam Gregory
11 months
1. Relying on one data source to make recruitment decisions is a thing of the past - all the best modern data infrastructures are combining multiple data sources/providers.
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
11 months
3. We all understand communication and translation is important but the key to make big strides to data isnโ€™t just getting decision makers onside with using data but actually refining that decision making process itself considering risk, biases, value etc.
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
6 months
I understand that the stats mentioned here "miles skated" and "average speed" aren't going to answer these questions. But aligning the models we use in analytics with player physical outputs and capacity are crucial in understanding how we can develop better athletes.
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
11 months
Great hire from @GothamFC ! Already looking forward to the @DawnScott06 - @julesrules625 derby
@GothamFC
NJ/NY Gotham FC
11 months
We're excited to announce Julian Haigh as our High Performance Director. Welcome to #GothamFC , Julian!
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
10 months
Congrats @dpowell6 and a great hire for Lexington!
@LexSporting
Lexington Sporting Club
10 months
๐€ ๐๐„๐– ๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐“๐„๐‘ ๐๐„๐†๐ˆ๐๐’. Lexington Sporting Club is thrilled to announce Darren Powell as the ๐‡๐„๐€๐ƒ ๐‚๐Ž๐€๐‚๐‡ of our USL League One squad! ๐Ÿ’š Read about the signing here ๐Ÿ“ฐ: #LexGo
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
1 year
@analyseFooty @mixedknuts @Banouby Last year I discovered one lap around Wembley is exactly 1km - which is fun because you can see how quickly you are gaining or losing vs all of the people running the opposite direction of you
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
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@CoachSauro MBP Crew ๐Ÿ’ช
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@KHeneage Thank you!
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Sam Gregory
1 month
@Robertson_SJ @StanParker_ @duthieg So many interesting questions to consider off the back of this paper and a useful framework for thinking about these areas of research as player movement data sets become larger and more complex - great work ๐Ÿ‘
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
10 months
@gusmcnab Congrats on an impressive run with York and CPL - good luck in what comes next!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@MattGourlie Thanks Matt!
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
11 months
Hard to sum up the legacy of Christine Sinclair but there is no one who has done more for Canadian soccer than her - an absolute legend. Don't think it's an exaggeration to say without her Canada doesn't host 2015 Women's World Cup or 2026 Men's World Cup. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
@CanadaSoccerEN
Canada Soccer
11 months
It's official ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโค๏ธ The Greatest Goalscorer of All Time is retiring from international football. #ThankYouSinc ๐Ÿ
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2 months
@offsidetwice Sending best wishes for a full recovery Allan
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@rblanco305 Letโ€™s goooooooo
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@TiagoEstv Thank you and happy birthday!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@DannyPage Thanks Danny!
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Sam Gregory
3 months
@JeffDSalisbury I presume eventually they would ask for money but I was just tipped off by a parent whose child said that this account had offered them a trial and follow up.
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Sam Gregory
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@StatsBomb @AliMaxwell_ Shocked that you aren't hosting this one @Banouby
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@jburnmurdoch Thanks John!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@Lord_Bob Haha thank you
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1 year
@StevenDabdoub Thanks Steven!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@pb_analytics Thank you!
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1 year
@Austin_14Scott Thanks Austin!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@barisgrckr Thanks Baris!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@analyseFooty Thanks Ravi!
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@hugoriosneto Thanks Hugo! Yes was a pretty special night
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@whereyou_george Haha thanks George
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1 year
@mario_6PM Thanks Mario!
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@GregorydSam
Sam Gregory
6 months
@G4gey Congrats! Very well deserved
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Sam Gregory
1 year
@SeidlOnSports Thanks Thomas!
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@gusmcnab Thanks Gus! ๐Ÿ™
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