World Tour Statistician

What are your professional duties as a sports statistician?

Enter results from the different tournaments around the world.
Write and process computer programs.
Present statistics to the press.
Research projects to improve the quality of the game and keep the fans interested.

Is your position as a sports statistician a full-time or part-time position?

Fulltime (Work Sundays)

What skills and academic training (e.g. college courses) are valuable to sports statisticians?

A combination of knowledge of sports and computers and statistics.
Strong communications skills
Knowledge of languages
Ability to handle stress (work with deadlines)

What are the first steps in entering the sports industry as a statistician?

At least, a bachelor degree with concentration in statistics, computer science
Great interest (and knowledge) of sports
Strong academic backgroud

What kinds of data do you collect and analyze beyond team and individual performance?

Officiating budgets, time analysis, demographic data,...