Bret Myers Explained

Bret Myers
Birth Date:April 1, 1980
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, US
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Williamsburg Wizards
College1:Richmond Spiders
Years1:2002–2003
Clubs1:Richmond Kickers[1]
Caps1:7
Goals1:0

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.

Early life and education

Myers, 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

Myers 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] [12]

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

Myers is a professor at Villanova University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he teaches business statistics.[4] [5] [13] He is also an analytics consultant for Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew.[14] [15]

His wife Jill is a former field hockey player, and coach at the University of Richmond.[11] [4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2018/03/01/the-beautiful-game-discovers-that-algorithms-can-be-beautiful-too/?arc404=true The beautiful game discovers that algorithms can be beautiful, too
  2. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/down-at-halftime-in-a-soccer-game-use-your-subs/ Down At Halftime In A Soccer Game? Use Your Subs
  3. Web site: Bret Myers soccer Statistics on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com.
  4. Web site: Myers kicks up heels at Maccabi Games. Times-Dispatch. Staff. Richmond Times-Dispatch. 11 January 2008 .
  5. Web site: Kristen Samuhel and Bret Myers Earn Academic All-Conference. University of Richmond Athletics. 29 December 2001 .
  6. Web site: Spark Winter 2013 by Collegiate School - Issuu. issuu.com. 8 June 2013 .
  7. Web site: Kickers Re-Sign Two, Release One/Fox, Myers Return, Munthali Released. February 19, 2003. OurSports Central.
  8. Web site: Bret Myers: From the Sidelines to MLS Data Analyst | Columbia University School of Professional Studies. sps.columbia.edu.
  9. Web site: BRIEFS - UNDER 15 WIZARDS WIN STATE CUP TITLE. Daily Press. 8 November 1994 .
  10. https://static.atlantic10.com/custompages/pdfs/menssoccerrecords.pdf
  11. Web site: Spider Assistant Jill Murphy And Former Spider Bret Myers Tie The Knot. University of Richmond Athletics.
  12. News: The beautiful game discovers that algorithms can be beautiful, too . 2021-11-28 . 2018-03-01 . Steven Goff . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
  13. Web site: World Class Faculty | Villanova University. www1.villanova.edu.
  14. Web site: Find Your Seat, Expand Your Perspective. www1.villanova.edu.
  15. https://www.qtsdatacenters.com/resources/episodes/9-2-20