Systems and methods for predicting performance of sports players

A method, comprising:

• receiving, from a user module, data associated with a sports player selected from a plurality of sports players displayed on the user module;
• adding the selected sports player to a first team squad having a plurality of first team players, the selected sports player being associated with a plurality of skills that correspond to a position of the selected sports player on the first team squad;
• calculating a skill rating for each skill from the plurality of skills based on statistical data, video analysis associated with a past performance of the selected sports player at the position, and subjective input provided by an expert, each skill rating calculated being used to predict a future performance of the selected sports player at the position;
• calculating an effectiveness rating of the first team squad with the selected sports player based on the skill ratings calculated for the selected sports player and skill ratings calculated for each first team player from the plurality of first team players;
• and
• comparing the effectiveness rating of the first team squad with the selected sports player to an effectiveness rating of a second team squad without the selected sports player to determine an optimum team squad for a future sporting event.