We address a team-building problem for a basketball team, where the team decides on new
players to draft, current players to trade with those of other teams, and/or which free agents …

We exploit a unique data set from the Israeli Professional Football Leagues that provides
high-frequency direct measures of players' effort to estimate effort peer effects in a high-skill …

Each year, major league baseball (MLB) teams face complex decisions about which players
to retain and which players to recruit. In addition to operational, team and budget constraints …

Building a well-rounded roster is crucial in sports, as it directly impacts a team's long-term
success. However, the process can be complex, with various factors to consider, such as …

What constitutes competitive balance is a contentious issue in professional sports. We
contribute to this debate with a simple framework encapsulating multiple viewpoints of …

Judgement and Decision-Making by Athlete-Team Selectors Page 1 Judgement and
Decision-Making by Athlete-Team Selectors Submitted by Nilantha Dinesh Ramanayaka …

Operations Research (OR) has always covered a diverse domain of mathematical
techniques applied to a variety of application areas since its inception as a field to leverage …

Background American football (“football”) is by far the most popular sport in the United
States [14], with viewership of the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National …

Modern professional sports leagues keep track of a wide variety of detailed data regarding
player performances to better gauge the development of players throughout the season. In …