Sam Gregory
@gregorydsam.bsky.social
Director Data Analytics, US Soccer (He/Him)
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Speaker announcement!
The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its next speaker, Devin Pleuler. Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its next speaker, Devin Pleuler. Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Speaker announcement!
The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its next speaker, Devin Pleuler. Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
The ASI Summit is excited to welcome its next speaker, Devin Pleuler. Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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A great hire and a continued acknowledgement of the importance of analytics savvy in sporting director roles in MLS. 👏👏
Welcome to CITY, Corey!
St. Louis CITY SC name Corey Wray as the Club's second-ever Sporting Director.
🗞️ www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-loui...
St. Louis CITY SC name Corey Wray as the Club's second-ever Sporting Director.
🗞️ www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-loui...
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A great hire and a continued acknowledgement of the importance of analytics savvy in sporting director roles in MLS. 👏👏
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Leadership.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Leadership.
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Another announcement:
We are excited to welcome the Summit’s next speaker, Kendall Thomas. Thomas is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
We are excited to welcome the Summit’s next speaker, Kendall Thomas. Thomas is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
October 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Another announcement:
We are excited to welcome the Summit’s next speaker, Kendall Thomas. Thomas is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
We are excited to welcome the Summit’s next speaker, Kendall Thomas. Thomas is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Statistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Register for the Summit:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
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Thinking about this for most of the night, I don't think normal people realise Banerjee & Duflo leaving MIT is Bad-Bunny-level academic news.
www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...
www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Thinking about this for most of the night, I don't think normal people realise Banerjee & Duflo leaving MIT is Bad-Bunny-level academic news.
www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...
www.barrons.com/news/nobel-w...
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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
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
September 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
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.
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.
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT
We are excited to announce our Industry Keynote for the 2026 ASI Summit: Carlos Vela. Vela has over 14 years of experience in Mexican soccer and is currently the Sporting Director at LD Alajuelense.
Register for the Summit now:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
We are excited to announce our Industry Keynote for the 2026 ASI Summit: Carlos Vela. Vela has over 14 years of experience in Mexican soccer and is currently the Sporting Director at LD Alajuelense.
Register for the Summit now:
americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
September 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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.
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.
If you think children playing sports is a net societal positive (a statement I imagine would have broad support) this is bad legislation.
Fewer girls are playing sports after govt erected barriers for girls to play sports.
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms
Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high
edmontonjournal.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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.
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.
September 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Transfer window may be closed but I still managed to secure a key permanent move this weekend.
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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
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
August 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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
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
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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.
As always clubs/employees, if we're wrong about your role/title or missed someone, let us know.
August 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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.
As always clubs/employees, if we're wrong about your role/title or missed someone, let us know.
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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
There are two ways to showcase your work at the 2026 ASI Summit. For more information on submitting proposals and abstracts, visit:
americansoccerinsights.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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
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
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
We had our say on the state of analytics in MLS. Now the staffers get theirs'.
Here's the 2025 MLS analytics survey: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/21/2025-mls-analytics-survey
Here's the 2025 MLS analytics survey: www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/21/2025-mls-analytics-survey
2025 MLS Analytics Survey — American Soccer Analysis
Every year, we update the State of MLS Analytics by putting teams into tiers based upon how many analytics staff they have. However, the number of analytics staff members doesn’t necessarily say a...
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July 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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
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
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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
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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...
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...
July 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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...
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!
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 are thrilled to announce that the American Soccer Insights Summit will return in 2026. The summit will be held at Rice University on January 30-31. Register today at:
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July 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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!
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)
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UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION 1 - Performance Data Analyst
U.S. Soccer Overview We are U.S. Soccer and we are the future of sport in the United States. Our mission is to make soccer the preeminent sport in the United States. We embrace divers...
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June 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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...
recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...