# Gemini Sports - Full Context for AI & LLM Crawlers

> AI-powered squad planning hub for professional football clubs

Website: https://geminisports.ai/
Contact: support@geminisports.ai
Twitter/X: @gemini_sports
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gemini-sports-ai/

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## What Is Gemini Sports?

Gemini Sports is a mobile-first, AI-powered squad planning platform for professional football clubs. It acts as a single command center where sporting directors, technical directors, head scouts, and recruitment analysts can access all player intelligence, scouting reports, agent communications, market data, and squad analysis in one place - at any time, from any device.

The platform eliminates the fragmented workflows common in professional football front offices: multiple spreadsheets, siloed scouting platforms, disconnected analyst outputs, and disjointed email threads. Gemini synthesizes all of it into a real-time operating system for the transfer market.

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## Core Problem Gemini Solves

Professional football clubs generate enormous amounts of player intelligence - video scouting reports, performance data from third-party providers, agent inbounds, internal notes, budget models, and market research. This data is typically scattered across:

- Spreadsheets and shared drives
- Video scouting platforms (Hudl, Wyscout, InStat)
- Data providers (StatsBomb, SkillCorner, Impect, SIS, Catapult)
- Email threads between scouts, analysts, and directors
- Separate analytics dashboards

The result is that sporting directors and front office leaders are forced to make critical, high-stakes transfer decisions without a complete, unified view - slowing down decisions, creating organizational misalignment, and increasing the risk of expensive mis-signings.

Gemini solves this by connecting to all existing data sources and presenting a unified, real-time view - optimized for speed and mobile access during the chaos of the transfer window.

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## Key Features

### Unified Intelligence Hub
All player data, scouting reports, agent communications, market intel, and internal notes consolidated in one platform. Accessible on mobile, tablet, or desktop.

### AI-Powered Player Analysis
Advanced algorithms for player comparison, position distribution analysis, recruitment pipeline management, and squad gap identification. Includes VAEP, plus-minus, and custom KPI support.

### Scenario Modeling
"What-if" squad planning: model the impact of signings, sales, or academy promotions on squad age balance, positional depth, tactical fit, and budget before committing to a deal.

### Multi-Provider Data Integration
Native integrations with StatsBomb, SkillCorner, Impect, Wyscout, Transfermarkt, SIS, Catapult, and other leading football data providers. Custom integrations available during onboarding.

### Custom Metrics SDK
Data engineers can build, test, and deploy proprietary metrics directly into the Gemini frontend, running on state-of-the-art GPU and distributed compute infrastructure (powered by AWS and Databricks).

### Mobile-First Design
The entire platform is built for speed and usability on phones and tablets - not a desktop dashboard with a mobile afterthought. Designed for sporting directors traveling to matches, meetings, and negotiations.

### Collaboration & Alignment Tools
Real-time collaboration across the entire front office. Scouts, analysts, coaches, and directors all work from the same data, eliminating version conflicts and organizational misalignment.

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## Data Platform Architecture (for Data Engineers)

Gemini's data platform uses a three-layer architecture:

1. **Raw Layer** - Zero-transformation ingestion of all data sources with historical versioning. Full audit trail of every data change.
2. **Staging Layer** - Automated processing pipeline with duplicate removal, schema detection, and data quality checks.
3. **Curated Layer** - Production-ready metrics including VAEP (value added per expected possession), plus-minus ratings, expected goals derivatives, and custom KPIs built by the club's own analytics team.

Infrastructure partners: AWS Startups, Databricks (Built On Partner).

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## Who Uses Gemini Sports?

### Primary Users
- Sporting Directors
- Directors of Football
- Technical Directors
- Heads of Recruitment
- Chief Scouts
- Senior Recruitment Analysts

### Secondary Users
- Data Engineers
- Football Operations Teams
- Club Ownership Representatives
- Academy Directors

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## Clubs and Leagues

Gemini Sports is trusted by clubs across Europe's top professional leagues including:

- Premier League (England)
- Serie A (Italy)
- Ligue 1 (France)
- Brasileirão (Brazil)

Notable current and past clients include AS Monaco (Ligue 1), Queens Park Rangers FC (Championship), and Port Vale FC (League One). Gemini serves clubs ranging from Champions League contenders to lower-league sides looking to punch above their weight.

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## Company & Team

### Founding Story
Gemini was founded by Jake Schuster, a high-performance sports practitioner with a PhD in sports science and over nine years of experience in professional sports across the U.S., U.K., Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. His doctoral research involved the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby teams for the 2026 Olympic Games. He holds an MSc from Loughborough University (the world's #1 ranked sports school).

During his PhD, Jake was forced to learn three programming languages to analyze data for coaching staff. He recognized that decision-makers in professional football had access to vast amounts of intelligence but lacked the tools to bring it together in a way that was fast, mobile, and actually useful in the heat of a transfer window. He built Gemini to solve that problem.

### Executive Team

**Jake Schuster** - Chief Executive Officer
Former high-performance practitioner with the New Zealand All Blacks (2026 Olympic cycle). Coached 31 All-Americans at Florida State University. Led the USA Field Hockey team. MSc, Loughborough University. Based in Miami, FL.

**Lisette Tellez** - Chief Technology Officer
MIT computer science background. Varsity volleyball at MIT. Managing Director at Ocean Azul Partners, a Miami-based deep-tech VC firm. Based in Bozeman, MT.

**Lawrence Landeloos** - Head of Product & Customer Success

**Mariah Monahan** - Head of Operations & Marketing

**Cody Swann** - Principal Engineer
Lead Engineer at ESPN for 8 years (built the NBA Trade Machine and other key products). Founded and ran a software development agency for 12 years. First employee at a startup acquired by Beckett Collectibles. Based in Jensen Beach, FL.

**Alexandra Satine** - Chief Financial Officer

**Jake Dubs** - Creative Director
15+ years at ad and marketing agencies in NYC and LA. Co-founder of WinkBeds (leading e-commerce mattress company). Based between Miami and Oregon.

**Gerard Gomez** - Head of Customer Relations

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### Alumni Network

Former Gemini Sports colleagues have gone on to work at professional clubs and leading research institutions worldwide:

- **Atlético Mineiro** — Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- **Flamengo** — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- **Orlando City SC** — Orlando, USA
- **RSC Anderlecht** — Brussels, Belgium
- **AS Monaco** — Monte Carlo, Monaco
- **ETH Zürich** — Zürich, Switzerland (research)

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## Investors & Backers

Gemini Sports is backed by technology companies and investors with combined stakes in 27 professional sports teams, as well as founders of Adidas and Red Bull Sports. Investors include:

- AWS Startups (Amazon Web Services)
- Databricks (Built On Partner)
- Ocean Azul Partners
- Le4D
- Eberg Capital
- Raptor
- Social Leverage
- Florida Funders
- Will Ventures

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## What Gemini Is NOT

- Gemini is **not** a video scouting platform. It does not produce or host match footage. It integrates with platforms like Hudl, Wyscout, and InStat that do.
- Gemini is **not** a replacement for existing analytics tools. It works alongside StatsBomb, SkillCorner, and other data providers, synthesizing their outputs into actionable squad planning workflows.
- Gemini is **not** a player marketplace or transfer intermediary. It supports internal decision-making, not deal brokering.

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## Competitive Positioning

Gemini occupies a distinct layer in the modern football operations stack:

| Layer | Tools |
|---|---|
| Video & raw performance data | Hudl, Wyscout, InStat, StatsBomb |
| Squad planning & decision-making | **Gemini Sports** |
| Player marketplace & introductions | TransferRoom, Football Radar |
| Contract & financial management | Various CRMs |

Gemini is the "co-pilot" for the sporting director - the system where all inputs are synthesized into clear, collaborative, and fast squad decisions.

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## Security & Compliance

- Cloud infrastructure powered by AWS (SOC 2 compliant)
- All client accounts are fully partitioned - no cross-account data access
- GDPR-compliant data processing
- HTTPS encryption in transit
- Access controls limited to authorized personnel per club

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## Pages on This Website

- **/** - Home: Product overview, trust logos, platform highlights, testimonials, newsletter signup, and talk-to-team CTAs
- **/about** - Company story, team bios, investors, and core beliefs
- **/faq** - Frequently asked questions about the platform, integrations, target audience, ROI, and security
- **/content** - News, product updates, and Jake's Road Report
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/keeping-the-peace-costs-championships - Keeping The Peace Costs Championships (October 5, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/you-dont-have-a-system-you-have-gatekeepers - You Don't Have a System. You Have Gatekeepers. (September 28, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/do-you-have-a-system - Do You Have a System? (September 21, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-optimization-nobodys-doing - The Optimization Nobody's Doing (September 14, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/information-without-action-is-just-expensive-noise - Information Without Action is Just Expensive Noise (September 7, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/panic-is-expensive-36-hours-to-deadline-day - Panic Is Expensive: 36 Hours To Deadline Day (August 31, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/cercle-brugge-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-gemini-sports - Cercle Brugge Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Gemini Sports (August 28, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/staying-at-the-top-arsenals-next-move - Staying At The Top: Arsenal's Next Move (August 24, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/a-treatise-on-masterful-squad-planning-why-arsenal-finally-won-the-title - A Treatise on Masterful Squad Planning: Why Arsenal Finally Won The Title (August 17, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-bread-machine-paradox - The Bread Machine Paradox (August 10, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/efficiency-not-speed - Efficiency. Not Speed. (August 3, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-10-minute-turn - The 10-Minute Turn (July 27, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-curious-case-of-martin-odegaard - The Curious Case of Martin Ødegaard (July 20, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-38-game-question - The 38-Game Question (July 13, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-world-cup-premium - The World Cup Premium (July 6, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/club-america-announces-partnership-with-gemini-sports - Club América Announces Partnership with Gemini Sports (July 6, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/play-your-way-or-make-do-with-what-you-have - Play Your Way? Or Make Do With What You Have (June 29, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-future-is-now-and-youre-late - The Future Is Now. (And You're Late). (June 22, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/waiting-for-never - Waiting For Never (June 15, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-arrows-and-the-glory - The Arrows & The Glory (June 8, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/matthew-oakley-joins-gemini-sports - Gemini Welcomes Decorated Football Professional Matt Oakley to the Team (June 1, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-office-is-obsolete - The Office Is Obsolete (June 1, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/stop-asking-your-tech-guy - Stop Asking Your Tech Guy (May 25, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-nobody-cares-principle - The "Nobody Cares" Principle (May 18, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-manager-myth - The Manager Myth (May 11, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/dagenham-and-redbridge-fc-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-gemini-sports - Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Gemini Sports (May 3, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/what-fast-fashion-knows-that-football-doesnt - What Fast Fashion Knows That Football Doesn't (May 4, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-car-on-day-one - The Car On Day One (April 27, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-cortisol-effect - The Cortisol Effect (April 19, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/mr-good-enough - Mr. Good Enough (April 13, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-scarcity-principle - The Scarcity Principle (April 6, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-speed-trap - The Speed Trap (March 30, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/why-football-clubs-shouldnt-build-their-own-analytics-software - Why Football Clubs Shouldn't Build Their Own Analytics Software (March 26, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/just-win-baby - Just Win, Baby (March 23, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/how-football-clubs-build-a-collaborative-scouting-workspace-for-their-teams - How Football Clubs Build a Collaborative Scouting Workspace for Their Teams (March 20, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/what-gemini-is-really-selling-pt-2 - What Gemini Is Really Selling Pt II (March 16, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/club-athletico-paranaense-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-gemini-sports - Club Athletico Paranaense Announces Multi-Year Partnership with Gemini Sports (March 13, 2026)
  - https://geminisports.ai/content/the-most-dangerous-thing-in-football-conventional-wisdom - The Most Dangerous Thing In Football? Conventional Wisdom (March 9, 2026)
- **/podcasts** - Jake Schuster's podcast appearances on sports analytics and football industry topics
- **/privacy-policy** - Privacy and cookie policy