Previously, the game preparation process for UIUC football coaches was manual and it took hours to get ready.
In this tech talk, we’ll discuss how the data scientists from Amazon ML Solutions Lab selected important features and used XGBoost in Amazon SageMaker to help football coaches to gain insights and prepare games better. We’ll discuss the methodology we used in details and provide code examples of model training in Amazon SageMaker.
This model is customized for UIUC’s football team and their opponents, and will help UIUC’s coaches prepare for more scenarios in upcoming seasons. Additionally, it will help players react correctly and quickly to game situations.