Injury Insights using Data
July 29, 2018
This is a guest post written by Alex Rathke (@AlexRathke). Injury Insights using Data This past Thursday, Kitman Labs (https://twitter.com/KitmanLabs?lang=en) based off Talbot street in
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Jobs Analysis
June 7, 2018
Jobs Jobs Jobs Since this site was started almost 10 years ago and almost from day 1 has been advertising jobs. Unfortunately the system used
Big Data Big Dupe
May 19, 2018
Big Data Big Dupe, A little book about a big bunch of nonsense is the latest book from the renowned Stephen Few. Few is author
Klip Draw – A Review
May 17, 2018
The following is a guest post written by Alex Delves, Head of Performance Analysis at @NorthUniSport. Football Coach, Lecturer @NorthumbriaUni. I put a call out on twitter for
Creating a Passing Map with Tableau Prep
May 17, 2018
How to Create a Pass Map using Tableau We have all seen passing maps, but they take a little data manipulation before you can create
How Do You Learn Something New
April 23, 2018
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?
March 20, 2018
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
February 19, 2018
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
February 8, 2018
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
January 8, 2018
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
December 27, 2017
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?
November 14, 2017
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