BIO

Hello my name is Carlos Rodriguez and I am a current freshman at FSU originally from Miami, Florida. Coming into the program I didn't have many research interests and spent some time exploring the different projects. I was caught by this project when I saw it was associated with sports, but little did I know it would lead me into being interested in Agent Based Modeling. As a finance major, it has been amazing learning the ins and outs of what Agent Based Modeling entails, while even being able to think about how it could play into my future career in the business world.

Simulating Soccer Gameplay Using Agent-Based Models

Abstract

Soccer is the most global sport in the world and the reason for that may be due to its unpredictability leading to exciting matches. Many would say it is near impossible to predict matches perfectly.
This study focuses on exactly that. We began by creating a software to simulate soccer matches with sliders to affect how different players perform and interact with each other. We studied the performance of players in Serie A (Italian first division) teams and transfer their real-life skills and abilities into the simulation software. Traits such as how selfish players are with the ball, how far away from the goal they usually shoot from, and who they tend to pass to more often were come of the ones taken into account. We would run multiple simulations of the same match fixture in order to achieve a consistent result.
Testing involved creating the code for the simulation software as well as researching players attributes in real time games then computing these traits in the simulation.

Keywords: Agent Based Modeling, Soccer