03 - Tracking data applications

Tracking data sometimes could be overwhelming in terms of data processing needs. To facilitate the work with tracking data I developed the R package {soccerAnimate}

• For the moment, the public version of the package is only working with the format of the open data by the data provider Metrica Sports.

• In case you have available another data provider or format, just let me know and I can adapt the code for you. For example, I’ve been also working with Catapult data from GPS devices. For that just a previous data calibration is needed using some LAT/LONG coordinates of the field.

The following images show some of the applications that are possible using this kind of data (both from optical and GPS devices):

Animation marking the Convex Hull for both teams

Animation marking the Voronoi diagrams considering all players

Players distances on different velocity ranges (walking/jogging/running/sprinting)

Plot showing all the sprints made by a specific player along the game

Team position structure over the game, ON/OFF ball situations

For more details check the articles “{soccerAnimate} an R package to create 2D soccer animations” and “{soccerAnimate} updates…”

Future works will consider to add a pitch control model like the following example:

GIF generated by Tony ElHabr