Chad Gordon
Bay to Bay Volleyball Club, Head Coach 17-1, 2021
Harker School, Head Coach Boys Varsity, 2018/2019
University of Illinois, Volunteer Assistant, 2014/2015
Thesis: Predicting Performance via Self-Reported Metrics
Step 12: Point Win Probability (PWP)
Interactive Tableau Chart: https://public.tableau.com/profile/chad.gordon#!/vizhome/Step12-PointWinProbability/Step12-PWP (Quick note: all PWP in the chart are for Stanford. Therefore if PWP hits 100%, Stanford won the point. If PWP hits 0%, Wisconsin won the point. Anything above 50% means Stanford has the advantage, anything below…you get the idea. I find it much cleaner to use a single line rather […]
Step 11.6: Using Score Differential Rather Than Binary Win/Loss to Strengthen Predictions
So this might be pretty obvious, but I’m going to spend 2 minutes posting this so we’re all on the same page. Chris Tamas of Illinois reminds his team of the only goal: “three sets, by two points” and while this may hold true in a practical sense – from a statistical sense, beating a […]
Step 11.5: Probability to Win the Point, Expected Value, and Other Metrics. A Quick Pitstop.
You may be seeing terms like Expected Value (eV), Win Probabilities, or other terms floating around this blog. I’d just like to take a quick second to help translate what’s being talked about. Expected Value (eV) – its notation appears similar to a standard hitting efficiency. It’s shown as a rate, meaning we divide by […]
Guest Post: Steve Aronson – How Much Does an Opponent Affect a Team’s Performance?
**Steve Aronson is an assistant coach for girl’s high school and club volleyball in Massachusetts. He is passionate about volleyball and now content to coach, analyze, and watch. With a background in statistics, data science, and machine learning, he strives to raise the analytics bar in volleyball and help others along this journey.** If we […]
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About Me
Hi, I’m Chad. I previously worked for free at the University of Illinois and before that, I paid money to play beach (and attend classes) at UC Santa Barbara. Currently working in analytics in San Jose & coaching w/ Bay to Bay on the boys club side of the world.
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