Women’s sport is more visible in the media than ever before and British teams are making a mark on the world stage. England netball are currently ranked third in the world, women’s football is more visible in the media with the English team reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 FIFA women’s world cup and England ranked second in the world for T20 cricket.
How does the use of statistics contribute to these successes by informing policy making and performance enhancement?
Organised by Bev Hale for RSS Statistics in Sport Section
Women’s sport is more visible in the media than ever before and British athletes are making a mark on the world stage. Women’s football is more visible in the media with the GB team reaching the quarter-finals in the recent Tokyo Olympics and England ranked sixth in the FIFA world rankings. The women’s team is ranked second in the world by the ICC for T20 cricket. GB athletes gained medal positions in many individual events across fifteen main disciplines in the recent Tokyo Olympics.
How does the use of statistics contribute to these successes by informing policy making and performance enhancement? Dr Naomi Datson, Reader in the Institute of Sport and Dr Sarah Needham-Beck, Research fellow in Exercise Physiology both from the University of Chichester, will provide insight into the use of statistics in women’s football and in Dance, and Lucy Onyeforo will provide an athlete’s perspective on how statistics influenced her transition from track athlete to GB women’s Bobsleigh.