My name is Fernando! Thank you for stopping by my little data project :D
I was born in Brazil and grew up between a few countries, including stretches in the U.S., France, and Canada. Soccer has been the one constant the whole way through. I moved to Knoxville back in 2022, as my partner is currently pursuing their PhD in Anthropology. On the side, I'm a referee and proud member of the TVSRA.
After officiating nearly 100 high school games, I couldn't find a single place that kept track of the data, so I started keeping track myself to answer a few questions:
- Who's actually the best team in the state right now?
- Has this rivalry always been this lopsided?
- Who is better: East or West?
- Does district affluence impact predictive outcomes?
- What are the biggest upsets?
I have an undergrad computer science degree, and I love all things statistics and numbers. The Index gives every TSSAA varsity program an Elo rating, with boys and girls in separate pools and every result counted back to 2008. I built the rating engine and gathered the data myself. To confirm, this project is NOT affiliated with the TSSAA or any school.
If you find an error or a missing result, please let me know! You can find the form below. This is also my very quiet attempt at finding a data analyst role in the area. If you need someone with a core mastery of data structures and data science, please fill out the form below!