University courses

(Bachelor and Master degree, PhD)


CLADAG School 2026 (16 – 20 March)

University of Brescia, Department of Economics and Management, Italy

STATISTICS IN SPORTS

The aim of the school is to provide an overview of statistical methods and models useful for the analysis of sports data. Topics will include a variety of methodological approaches and applications, in line with the research interests and expertise of the lecturers.

The school is intended for PhD students, young researchers, and practitioners with an interest in statistical methods applied to sports. The program will include both theoretical lectures and hands-on sessions, fostering interaction and discussion.

 

Scientific and Organizing Committee

Coordinators: Marica Manisera and Paola Zuccolotto, BDsports, University of Brescia, Italy

Eugenio Brentari, University of Brescia, Italy

Maurizio Carpita, University of Brescia, Italy

Leonardo Egidi, University of Trieste, Italy

Ambra Macis, University of Brescia, Italy

 

Lecturers

Andreas Groll, TU Dortmund University, Germany

Dimitris Karlis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

Christophe Ley, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Marica Manisera, University of Brescia, Italy

Ioannis Ntzoufras, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

Paola Zuccolotto, University of Brescia, Italy

 

Program


Short course for students in “Economics and Statistics for organizations”

University of Torino, Department of Economics and Statistics, Italy

SPORT ANALYTICS LAB – PERFORMANCE 2020

Basket: la tecnologia applicata al basket [in Italian]

18 November 2020

Organizers: Luca Malfatti and Gianluca Rosso

Teachers: Paola Zuccolotto and Marica Manisera (University of Brescia), Demis Cavina (Head Coach Basket Torino)

Contents: Basketball and data: applications and methodological issues.

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Short Course for PhD students in Statistics and MS Students in Mathematics and Statistics

Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

BASKETBALL DATA SCIENCE

25-28 November 2019

Organizers: Ioannis Ntzoufras and Dimitris Karlis

Teacher: Marica Manisera, University of Brescia

Contents (12 hours): the R package BasketballAnalyzeR to perform basic and advanced statistical analyses on basketball data, also with reference to recent scientific papers and research


Short Course for  2nd Level Master students

Politecnico di Torino, 2nd Level Master in Sports Engineering

SPORT PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

21-22 January 2019

Teachers: Paola Zuccolotto and Marica Manisera, University of Brescia

Contents (10 hours): Sport performance analysis, sports data, statistical methods and algorithms to measure performance in sports, focus on multivariate data analysis applied on basketball data