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Of all the industries AI should replace that rarely get discussed: Sports Coaching

Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:10 pm
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7860 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:10 pm
Why pay a coach $12 million a year when AI can do more efficient lineups, advanced metrics, all of the bullshite that humans fail at because of emotion or stubborness?

Xs and Os seem right for disruption. AI would be able to tell you when to call a timeout, when to go for two, all of that much faster and unbiased.

Yeah, there's the human motivation element but the stupid AI could even be trained to talk to the players how they respond best as a team and individually.

Posted by VolsOut4Harambe
Atlanta, GA
Member since Sep 2017
14133 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:12 pm to
I do think AI should replace officiating for sports, especially football referees and baseball umpires.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85683 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:12 pm to
You guys really just want to run head first into fricking everything up, huh?
Posted by slidingstop
Member since Jan 2025
1974 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:12 pm to
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Why pay a coach $12 million a year when AI can do more efficient lineups, advanced metrics, all of the bullshite that humans fail at because of emotion or stubborness?


Do you struggle with this dilemma personally?





Then why do you care?
Posted by sgallo3
Lake Charles
Member since Sep 2008
26163 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:12 pm to
Analytics have been used more and more for the past decade+
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
39459 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:13 pm to
Dumb. Not happening.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
39366 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:13 pm to
Let’s start
With letting AI take over your posting privileges first.
Posted by RummelTiger
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Member since Aug 2004
93317 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

Why pay a coach $12 million a year when AI can do more efficient lineups, advanced metrics, all of the bullshite that humans fail at because of emotion or stubborness?

Xs and Os seem right for disruption. AI would be able to tell you when to call a timeout, when to go for two, all of that much faster and unbiased.

Yeah, there's the human motivation element but the stupid AI could even be trained to talk to the players how they respond best as a team and individually.


Posted by boogiewoogie1978
Little Rock
Member since Aug 2012
19768 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:18 pm to
quote:

Why pay a coach $12 million a year when AI can do more efficient lineups, advanced metrics, all of the bullshite that humans fail at because of emotion or stubborness?

An AI can't provide the emotional side of sports. That is a big part of it.
Posted by EastWestConnection
Denver/Shenzhen/Belfast
Member since Jul 2024
1737 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:18 pm to
AI cant do a press conference like , "Im a man im 40" or "We have a running game didnt you see the last play"

well worth the huge salary imo
Posted by TrueTiger
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Member since Sep 2004
81239 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:19 pm to

The first team that does it will force the others to follow.
Posted by Oates Mustache
Member since Oct 2011
26420 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:20 pm to
If you have an organization that is heavy in gathering metrics, AI can definitely replace that function. But if not, it has to get the data from somewhere. I wouldn't trust that.
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
1863 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:20 pm to
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Analytics have been used more and more for the past decade+


And the sports have become more and more unwatchable.

I don't want slog for the sake of efficiency.

I want the best players giving it their all because there is something on the line worth fighting for.

Can't we just get back to that?

The human error is a big part of what makes it worth watching.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85683 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:21 pm to
I can't wait for the first coach to use "well thats what the AI bot told me to do" when the team fails on a 4&2 on their own 44

hopefully that coach is forever shamed from the game
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
11508 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:22 pm to
quote:

I do think AI should replace officiating for sports, especially football referees and baseball umpires.


The fact that baseball (college and major league) has the technology to never miss a ball or a strike, without slowing the game down at all, and refuses to use it, makes me irrationally angry.
Posted by aubiecat
Alabama
Member since Jul 2011
6000 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:48 pm to
With today's tech, I'm surprised no one has developed a football that can be digitally tracked to determine its position on the field.
Posted by UncleRuckus
Member since Feb 2013
9879 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:52 pm to
Sports have a human element. There’s more to being a coach than just calling plays, which is what AI could help improve.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
16174 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:52 pm to
I’d like to see a stat that shows all games lost because coaches follow analytics going for it on 4th down, never get it, giving up 3 points, and creating momentum changing turnovers.
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
25040 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:58 pm to
quote:

I’d like to see a stat that shows all games lost because coaches follow analytics going for it on 4th down, never get it, giving up 3 points, and creating momentum changing turnovers.


If that were the case then the analytics would say not to go for it. Thats the entire point of analytics.
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
5320 posts
Posted on 2/17/26 at 2:01 pm to
Perhaps there is a misunderstanding here.

The coach is not a sports technician. His job description does not read: "call good plays in order to score more than opposing team, win games".

The coach must deal with the owners, front office, recruiting, playing field, league management, the media...
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