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GotSoccer, LLC

Posted 10 months ago

Communication Switching Analysis Data Dynamic Solution For

In a 14-team league spanning 26 weeks, each pair of teams meets twice. The first matchup occurs between weeks 1 and 13, and the second between weeks 14 and 26, with teams switching home and away roles.

Constraints include:

Teams A and B cannot play at home in the same week.

Team C must play away in weeks 6, 7, 17, and 18.

In weeks 1-13 and 14-26, teams play either 6 or 7 home matches.

In the first two and last two weeks, teams alternate between home and away matches.

Teams starting at home end the season away, and vice versa.

Within every set of 6 consecutive rounds, a given matchup occurs only once.

No team can play three consecutive home or away matches.

The goal is to find a solution minimizing instances of back-to-back home or away matches.
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Competitive compensation
Challenging and varied tasks (mainly sports scheduling, but also transportation scheduling, referee scheduling, data analysis)
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Initial terms are up to 4 weeks as an independent contractor (hourly) with a full time salaried position available after that.

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