Using Sports Data Analytics To Enhance The Performance Of The Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) Teams In Zimbabwe
- Author
- Chikoto, Oliver
- Title
- Using Sports Data Analytics To Enhance The Performance Of The Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) Teams In Zimbabwe
- Abstract
- The purpose of the study was to come up with intervention measures for using Data Analytics by football clubs affiliated with the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League. The study employed the concurrent mixed methods of research design. Data was collected from Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League team technical persons and owners of football clubs using questionnaires and interviews. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21 was used to perform descriptive statistical and parametric tests of quantitative data and NVivo version 12 software for Windows was used to organise qualitative data into themes. The data was graphically presented by means of tables and charts. The findings showed that most football clubs affiliated with the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League do not use data analytics strategies in their sport training and competitions. The study established the lack of use of data analytics in the football clubs, reduced sports training and coaching science knowledge and the current national economic downturn as the major challenges why football clubs in The Premier League were lagging behind football technology. The study recommended that football clubs affiliated with the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League must embrace data analytics to improve performance.
- Date
- JULY 2024
- Publisher
- BUSE
- Keywords
- Sports Data Analytics, Premier Soccer League (ZPSL) Teams,Zimbabwe
- Supervisor
- Dr Charumbira
