Math and Sports Analytics to Run Your Own Football, Basketball, or Baseball Team

In this 4 session course, students will learn how to use math and analytics to effectively run a sports team.

Michael J Zavada

99 total reviews for this teacher

56 reviews for this class

Completed by 382 learners

45 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 4 weeks

9-13

year olds

5-10

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

How Outschool Works

Available Times

Pacific Time

Tue Jun 7

Jun 7 - Jun 16 (4 weeks)

Tu, Th
8pm - 8:45pm

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Fri Jun 10

Jun 10 - Jul 1 (4 weeks)

Fridays
8pm - 8:45pm

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Description

Class Experience

This course will combine some math skills and sports analytics to help students understand what it is like to be a professional sports team general manager.  We will primarily focus on the sports of football, basketball, and baseball, though other sports can be used based on student interest.  The primary math/economics topics we will explore will include:
*Budgets
*Spreadsheets
*Opportunity Cost
*Interest 
*Sunk cost analysis

The Sports concepts we will look at include:
*Salary Caps
* Trade...

Students will improve their understanding of how math and economic principles can be applied to sports.  They will practice basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and budgeting.  Some more complicated calculations can be done as well depending on learner age and understand (but not necessary).

I have been an educator in some of the top independent schools in the country.  I have taught history and economics.  I have also been a college, high school, and middle school coach of multiple sports (basketball, golf, and baseball).  I taught economics, entrepreneurship, and negotiation to juniors and seniors at the school where I was principal.

Students will work on optional projects and through online simulations between sessions.  They also may watch games and youtube replays of players to evaluate performance.

Students should have a tablet or laptop for research and access to some programs like Excel or Google Sheets.  They should have internet access, and scratch paper with pen/pencil.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

There are no grades, but students will be given feedback and guidance about their plans for teams.

45 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Michael J Zavada

20 years experience as a History/Economics/Basketball/Golf Teacher-Coach at College/High School/Middle School levels

99 total reviews

84 completed classes

About Me

Through Outschool, I focus on courses that would not normally be offered in school where students get to experience real-world fun occupations like the role of the General Manager of a Professional Sports team.  My courses are fun, but also...