Introduction to Analytics Bundle
Get an in-depth introduction to football analytics with our special bundle! There are 12 videos and more than 12 hours of quality material!
Start with SQL and learn how to use this crucial database language with Edd Webster. This touches on how to connect a MySQL database to a Python data science environment (Jupiter notebooks) and Tableau for data visualisation.
We then move onto two Masterclasses on the programming language Python, with Jamie Dos Anjos of FC Python. The first is an Intro to Python, before we move onto the Python Match Analysis Masterclass.
In the Tableau Masterclass, Tom Goodall takes you through the football capabilities of this visual analytics software.
Finally, we have seven of the best presentations from our annual Big Data Webinars:
1. Jan Van Haaren: Evaluating & Recruiting Players Using Open-Source Tools.
2. Akhil Shah: Data Engineering - How To Get From Good To Great.
3. Mikkel Keldmann: Brondby's Data Journey.
4. Jonny Whitmore: Quantifying Player Decision-Making With Predictive Data.
5. Alex Kleyn: Modelling and Aligning Team Philosophy.
6. Devin Pleuler: Alternative Approaches to Player Similarity
7. Arjav Trivedi & Geir Jordet: Elite Scanning - Blending Research & Analytics.
Please look in 'Extras' for set-up details/ data and additional resources.
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SQL Video Masterclass
Edd Webster, data scientist with LEGO, shows you how to access and manipulate datasets for football and player performance.
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Introduction to Python Masterclass
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Python Match Analysis Masterclass
Jamie Dos Anjos shows you how to use Python to analyse a Premier League match. Using your JSON file of the match, you will go through the cleaning-summarising-visualising process.
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Part 1: Introduction to Tableau and its capabilities
In part one of our Tableau Masterclass, Tom Goodall gives an overview of the software's capabilities.
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Part two: Creating a custom post-match dashboard
In part two, Tom discusses how to create your own metrics and a custom post-match dashboard.
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Jan Van Haaren: Evaluating & Recruiting Players Using Open-Source Tools
Jan Van Haaren, Data Scientist at Belgium's FC Brugge, explains how to evaluate and recruit players using open-source tools.
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Akhil Shah: Data Engineering - How To Get From Good To Great
Sunderland Data Scientist Akhil Shah explains the importance of data engineering - and how football clubs can excel at it.
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Mikkel Keldmann: Brondby's Data Journey
Head of Quantitative Analysis Mikkel Keldmann charts Brondby's data science rise from having one intern with excel to fully-automated analysis.
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Jonny Whitmore: Quantifying Player Decision-Making With Predictive Data
Jonny Whitmore, Head of the Data Analyst Team at Stats Perform, explains how to quantify player decision-making with predictive data.
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Alex Kleyn: Modelling and Aligning Team Philosophy
Southampton's Lead Data Scientist Alex Kleyn explains how the club developed a team philosophy, created a data-driven performance model and then aligned that throughout the club.
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Devin Pleuler: Alternative Approaches to Player Similarity
Devin Pleuler, Director of Analytics at Toronto FC, explores how data science can be used to compare players.
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Arjav Trivedi & Geir Jordet: Elite Scanning - Blending Research & Analytics
Arsenal data scientist Arjav Trivedi and Professor Geir Jordet from the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences outline their two-year research project on elite scanning, which blended research and analytics.
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Intro to Analytics Bundle: Supporting Materials
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