I’ve shared several examples of lean thinking in sports previously to help management & employees see how it applies everywhere. (not sure if I’ve put any in the blog though, feel free to request)
Here’s a short example from someone else:
Lean Frontiers and Karl Swanke, former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman in the National Football League
“Nobody performs well enough on their own to overcome lack of teamwork."
https://leanfrontiers.com/kata-and-sport-a-winning-combination
It may not be as factual / data based as the Oakland Athletics baseball run in 2002 (see 'A Lean guy watches Moneyball) or how the San Francisco Golden State Warriors Revolutionized Basketball,
read this article today and am interested to see how the Eagles do - not this season - but the next 2-3 seasons if they adopt a fact / data based approach to identifying the inefficiencies in football and exploit them.
*side note - still wish LeSean McCoy was with the Eagles; would love to see Buffalo win at some point now that he's with them