Big Data and Sports

Man what an interesting thought.  Big Data is about analyzing lots and lots of structured and unstructured data to help an organization do something better and be more prescriptive in responding to events.  Phys.org published a super intriguing article about how big data could be used in professional and amateur sports to give athletes a winning edge.  Think about the possibilities of extracting data from video which helps coaches and players prepare for upcoming games.  Big Data and sports; whoda thunk!