How Do You Learn Something New
Recently I made a bit of a career change. I’ve been working in the Sports Industry since I left college nearly 15 years ago and
How Hard is it to get a Job?
How hard is it to get a job in Performance Analysis. This is a guest post (posted anomalously). This post won’t discuss the roles and
Opta Rugby Parse with Alteryx
Below is a video example of how I parsed an XML Opta file (Rugby) using Alteryx. There are obviously other methods but I wanted to
Why Programming Matters in Sports Science
This is a guest post written by FC Python. You can find them on Twitter FC Python or visit their website here. There has never been a
I Have a Real Problem with Internships
This is a guest blog post written by Brian Fitzpatrik, Consultant at Brian Fitzpatrick Sports Analysis. “Internship Unpaid” are my two least favourite words on
A Critical Friend
It’s nearly 2018 and between the feast of Christmas dinner and the New Year we can bask in the idea of resolutions without the guilt
What is Performance Analysis All About?
After reading this from the excellent Mark Upton I wrote the following reply. Hi Mark, just spent my Friday evening reading this 3 part series
A Friday Letter from Abbotstown: Preparing to meet the coach for the first time
The following is a guest piece from the Irish Performance Analysis Exchange and is written by Denise Martin. Denise is an experienced performance analyst and
7th ISPAS International Workshop on the 5th September at Middlesex University
International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport Workshop – ‘Innovation in theory, practice and technology in PA’ Workshop overview The aim of this International Society
OptaPro Forum 2017 – Videos
Unfortunately I didn’t make it to the OptaPro Forum this year, so there is no customary review. However Ryan Bahia (from OptaPro) has written a
From House of Fraser to Performance Analyst – An Update
Over 3 years ago Hannah Thomas wrote a guest blog on this site called ‘From House of Fraser to Performance Analyst’. This time a year
Cricket Data – Alteryx Merge
A few weeks ago I saw the following tweet in my timeline. Got data u need transforming & dont have the time/tools to do it?