Getting started with football data analytics (Tableau, Python, R) - Liam Henshaw - #2

Data 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%5Eauthor And 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-2021 Liam 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. ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Liam joins and gives us a brief background 4:23 - What degree did Liam do? 5:38 - Performance Analysis Internships 7:15 - Starting his Twitter account and learning 9:09 - Working at Wigan (Scouting) 11:10 - Liams day job 12:20 - More on Liams Twitter and blog 17:07 - Moving from Excel to Tableau and experimenting 18:12 - The Twitter community and developing your content 21:40 - Learning Python and R 27:37 - Football knowledge and coaching qualifications 33:10 - Liams recruitment project - Nottingham Forest 36:47 - Getting jobs and standing out 42:51 - Free data people can access 45:50 - Find a niche 47:02 - Recapping advice (Getting started) 49:15 - Liam recommends some podcasts 53:02 - Football Data, the be-all and end-all? 56:42 - Quick Fire Questions ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ USEFUL LINKS 💻 Video Analysis Software - https://www.in-playsports.com/software/individuals ⚽️ Football Analysis Education (Use code Gill10 for 10% off) – https://apfa.io/course/ref/chrisgill_UK/ 📊 Get FREE sports data by learning web scraping – https://mckay-s-site.thinkific.com/?ref=3f7c5c FREE RESOURCES 📝 My downloadable CV Template – https://cvtemplate.chris-gill.com/download 📚 The ultimate list of sports analysis/coaching books - https://books.chris-gill.com/download MY OTHER SOCIALS 🌍 My Website – https://www.chris-gill.com 🆇 X/Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/chrisgill_UK 👨🏼‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisgilluk