Getting started with football data analytics (Tableau, Python, R) - Liam Henshaw - #20This video is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here: https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals Use code YOUTUBE for an extra 10% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5cData analytics in football is something that is becoming much more popular and even more accessible to the everyday analyst. If you want to stand out you need to broaden your skillset, and having a basic understanding of things like python, tableau and R, is a great place to start.Liam is a great example of how putting together a portfolio of work and sharing online can help you to get noticed and stumble upon opportunities. You can check out Liams Twitter page here: https://twitter.com/HenshawAnalysis?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorAnd his blog here: https://henshawanalysis.medium.com/His project on Nottingham Forest: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65744237/nottingham-forest-recruitment-plan-summer-2021Liam has kindly said he is open to asking any questions that any viewer may have about getting started. Feel free to leave them in the comments below, or reach out to Liam via Twitter.◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introduction0:52 - Liam joins and gives us a brief background4:23 - What degree did Liam do?5:38 - Performance Analysis Internships7:15 - Starting his Twitter account and learning9:09 - Working at Wigan (Scouting)11:10 - Liams day job12:20 - More on Liams Twitter and blog17:07 - Moving from Excel to Tableau and experimenting18:12 - The Twitter community and developing your content21:40 - Learning Python and R27:37 - Football knowledge and coaching qualifications33:10 - Liams recruitment project - Nottingham Forest36:47 - Getting jobs and standing out42:51 - Free data people can access45:50 - Find a niche47:02 - Recapping advice (Getting started)49:15 - Liam recommends some podcasts53:02 - Football Data, the be-all and end-all?56:42 - Quick Fire Questions◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️CONNECT WITH ME🌎 Website: https://www.chris-gill.com 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk/ 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZocCdjxjdVJZjO4UNNNew 🆇 X/Twitter: https://x.com/chrisgill_UK FREE RESOURCES📋 Football CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📝 Cover Letter Template - https://coverletter.chris-gill.com/download 📚 Ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download PAID RESOURCES🐍 Learn PYTHON for football analysis – https://courses.mckayjohns.com/courses/football-analytics-course?ref=3f7c5c ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Become a data analyst with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA

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