What qualifications do you need to be a sports statistician?

Following are the basic qualification and skills needed to become a sports statistician such as :

1. An interest in sports

2. Experience in Developing and implementing mathematical or statistical models

3. Experience in statistical computing and relational databases

4. An understanding of probability in relation to sporting outcomes and the betting markets

5. Ability to work under pressure and work to deadlines

6. Enthusiasm, self motivation and the ability to work as part of a team.