Comments on: Does Lean Six Sigma Have a Place in Sports?

By: Shane Rose

Shane Rose — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:44:10 +0000

I liked this a lot! I hope to work as a professional coach or scout one day. I think using both data and player evaluation can help improve sports and also make it more sfer for all participants

By: Trevor Hnyda

Trevor Hnyda — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:41:04 +0000

Very interesting article! As a college football player and potential coach of the sport myself, I find the concept of implementing lean thinking and six sigma methodologies very intriguing. Since one of the main concepts of six sigma is to always find opportunities for improvement, I believe that these methodologies would be an exceptional fit for sports, especially for football. Football is a game where there are many different working parts going at any one point, making it sometimes difficult to find where exactly the problem lies. With lean thinking and six sigma, this will help to bring these problems to light.

By: Vince

Vince — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:38:28 +0000

I think the use of lean and six sigma in sports is the next step. Specifically for sports like football where there are multiple statistics and factors that can change the outcome of a game. Even when it comes to evaluating talent. Being able to cut out all the intangibles and the statistics, you could still measure purely based on whatever you’re testing. Like athleticism or IQ.

By: Justin Marenzana

Justin Marenzana — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:36:13 +0000

Very interesting and unique look at how 6 sigma and lean can be utilized beyond manufacturing and production. In a sport like American football, there are so many different statistics and metrics we use to evaluate the performances of each individual player. The chart displaying the performance of a teams individual offensive linemen is very interesting as a way of showing who performs the best, and who is the most consistent. Charts like these can be made for every position to measure their performance in a game. In a sport like golf, we can use lean and six sigma to measure the accuracy, control and consistency individual golfers have on different shots. Overall, six sigma methodology always seeks for opportunities to improve, and this is extremely relevant in sports where athletes should always be seeking out where they can improve their game.

By: Rowan Drew

Rowan Drew — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:36:07 +0000

Very interesting post bringing operations aspects to sports. As an athlete myself I never thought of taking the emotion out of the sport and using raw data and lean methodologies and six sigma. The offensive Lineman example was very interesting and shows the data in a clear and concise manner, and can be very beneficial to a coach to find the best person for the job or even to the player themselves to realize that they may be struggling when they didn’t realize it. Its great to compare the data that at least in my world of athletics would not typically be tracked, however using this along with Six Sigma and Lean methodologies could improve individual and team performance as a whole.

By: Chris Beati

Chris Beati — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 20:35:38 +0000

I never thought about Six Sigma having a place in sports. This is super interesting to think about how you can use data and certain mechanisms of Six Sigma to improve some’s athletic performance. Allowing an athlete to see visually where they went wrong using numerical data (percentages of blocking / accuracy of QB) will in return show how you can continuously improve.
Thanks for the article!