Bret Myers (born April 1, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current professor.[2][3] Myers played with the Williamsburg Wizards youth travel team, with the University of Richmond, and with the Richmond Kickers. He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in 2008. He is a professor at Villanova University, and an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 1, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Virginia, US | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Williamsburg Wizards | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Richmond Spiders | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Richmond Kickers[1] | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life and education
editMyers, a native of Richmond, Virginia, is the son of Dr. Thomas and Carolyn Myers, and is Jewish.[4][5] Myers grew up attending the Beth Ahabah Temple, in Richmond.[4][5] He attended Collegiate School in Richmond ('02).[6][7]
He attended the University of Richmond (Robins School of Business, BS, Business Administration, Management and Operations '98).[4][5] Myers also attended the University of Virginia (MS, Systems Engineering, '06) and Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business (PhD, Decision Sciences, '09).[8]
Soccer career
editMyers played with the Williamsburg Wizards soccer travel club, coached by Al Albert, before enrolling in college.[4][5][9]
He played forward in soccer at the University of Richmond.[4][5] Myers was honored as a 2000 National Soccer Coaches Association of America scholar-athlete regional honoree, and was named Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference.[5][10] As of 2006, he was 6th on the Spider men's soccer career assist list, with 21, as he also scored 15 goals.[11][5]
Myers played soccer for two seasons with the Richmond Kickers, from 2002 to 2003.[4][5][1]
He won a gold medal with Team USA at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008.[4][5]
Later life
editMyers is a professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches business statistics.[4][5][12] He is also an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.[13][14]
His wife Jill is a former field hockey player, and coach at the University of Richmond.[11][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b Steven Goff (March 1, 2018). "The beautiful game discovers that algorithms can be beautiful, too". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ^ Wigmore, Tim (September 19, 2019). "Down At Halftime In A Soccer Game? Use Your Subs". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Bret Myers Soccer Statistics". Stats Crew. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Myers kicks up heels at Maccabi Games". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 20, 2019 [January 11, 2008]. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Kristen Samuhel and Bret Myers Earn Academic All-Conference". University of Richmond Athletics. December 29, 2001. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Alumni Activities: Soccer Fan". Spark: The Magazine for Alumni, Parents and Friends of Collegiate School (published June 8, 2013). Winter 2013. p. 43. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via Issuu.
- ^ "Kickers Re-Sign Two, Release One/Fox, Myers Return, Munthali Released". Richmond: Richmond Kickers. February 19, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024 – via OurSports Central.
- ^ "Bret Myers: From the Sidelines to MLS Data Analyst". Columbia University School of Professional Studies. March 28, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Briefs - Under 15 Wizards Win State Cup Title". Daily Press. August 17, 2019 [November 8, 1994]. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Record Book Through 2017 Season" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Spider Assistant Jill Murphy And Former Spider Bret Myers Tie The Knot". University of Richmond Athletics. June 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 4, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Bret Myers, PhD". Villanova School of Business. Villanova University. Archived from the original on November 19, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Walsh-Boyle, Megan; Rice, Nelson (Summer 2021). "Find Your Seat, Expand Your Perspective". Villanova Magazine. Villanova University. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Bret Myers (September 1, 2020). "Episode 25: Big Data: Changing the World, One Soccer Club at a Time with Dr. Bret Myers Part 2". The QTS Experience Podcast (Podcast). QTS. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Bret R. Myers, Ph.D., Michael Burns, Brian Q. Coughlin, Edward Bolte (September 17, 2021). "On the Development and Application of an Expected Goals Model for Lacrosse," The Sport Journal.
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