During the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, SportTechie and N3XT Sports are surveying key soccer experts around the world to understand the current state of soccer technology and innovation. (More soccer technology viewpoints.)
Tyler Heaps in the manager of analytics and research at U.S. Soccer. Heaps oversees sports data analytics initiatives within U.S. Soccer, and helps national team staff with researching opponents and scouting potential talent. After graduating with a degree in mathematics from Augsburg College in Minneapolis in 2013, Heaps balanced coaching soccer with working as a data analyst for human resources firm Ceridian.