What a cool example! While in grad school, my project was to analyze data for the men's national volleyball team and suggest what skills were the most important to focus on in practice. For example, is it better to have a killer jump serve that is more prone to errors, or a highly consistent float serve that isn't as difficult to pass? Or is it better to have a giant in the back row who can hit behind the 10-foot line, or a quick, speed little guy who plays amazing defense? I can't reveal my secret discoveries, but I would like to think my suggestions had something to do with their gold medal in China :) I love statistics in sports...