How to get started in Sport Analytics (Python, R, SQL, Visualisations) - @McKayJohns #41

Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.com This podcast 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?fpr=chrisgill_uk Use code GILL20 for 20% discount! Want to save time with set piece design? Check out Set Piece Studio 👉🏼 https://www.thesetpiecestudio.com/ ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ The guest for this weeks video is McKay Johns! If you have an interest in sports analytics and have been on YouTube or Twitter in the last few years then you probably already know who McKay is!. McKay has his own channel where he shares incredibly valuable tutorials and other tips on getting started in sports analytics. He has been a real help for so many new football analysts and so I so happy to be able to do this collaboration with him. Thanks for all the work you do McKay! 0:00 - Introduction 2:11 - McKay joins and gives overview, different types of data roles 7:30 - Inspirations for McKay, getting started 10:42 - Keeping up with trends, picking a niche 14:08 - The tools that McKay uses, Python, R, SQL 19:26 - Tips for getting started, questions from viewers 34:29 - McKays predictions for the future, AI, ChatGPT 42:43 - Web scraping 45:20 - Analysis of Jude Bellingham 49:29 - Nice, visual tables using Python 51:34 - Book recommendations, summary, wrap up You can check out McKay's channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/McKayJohns Following McKay on Twitter – https://twitter.com/mckayjohns?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Books mentioned by McKay: Socermatics - https://amzn.to/40tfWym Soccernomics - https://amzn.to/3RnkS3B Moneyball – https://amzn.to/3S0OpC2 Red Rising - https://amzn.to/47cx2Cx ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk ⚽️ Set Piece Studio - https://www.thesetpiecestudio.com/ 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA