Tableau for Sport

Getting Started with Tableau for Sports
New to Tableau and Sports Data Viz? This is an intro video to show you the basics of Tableau and how to connect to your first data set.

How to plot data on a pitch in Tableau.
Want to plot events on a pitch in Tableau? This video explains how to create a shot map.

Tableau Sport Average Player Positions Mapped
Learn how to plot the average actions of a plyer on a pitch using Tableau.

Creating %’s in Tableau
Often you don’t just want to count numbers but also calculate %’s. IN Tableau that is achieved using a Table Calculation.

Building a Scouting Dashboard (Football)
This video builds a full dashboard allowing you compares players across a number of metrics. Great for a player comparison overview.

Pass Map Part 2 – Creating a Dashboard and Pass Matrix
This video follows on from the previous creating a pass map. Here we build a pass matrix table and integrate the two in a dashboard.

Creating a simple table in Tableau
Surprisingly, creating a table in Tableau is not as intuitive (they want you to create visuals). Here is a simple step by step guide, and some ways to improve a table.

Collecting XY Data
I often get asked about how to collect XY data of your own. Here are a couple of open source tools to help you.