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PySport @pysport.org · 1d

👉 Sign up for the first 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 to receive all relevant information via pysport.org/analytics-cup

Sports Analytics meets Open Source

PySport supports a community where everyone can become better in (applying) sports analytics. Everyone in the community shares the common passion: sports analytics. Sharing knowledge and teaching/lea

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PySport @pysport.org · 1d

Our goals:
• Engage the open-source analytics community
• Encourage and promote open collaboration and new use cases of tracking data
• Build a platform for talent, innovation, and future careers in sports analytics

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PySport @pysport.org · 1d

What’s included:
• Release of SkillCorner open-access dataset via GitHub
• Two tracks, the Analyst Track and Research Track
• The winner will be awarded a €1500 Open Source Grant by @pysport.org
• All six finalists will receive a €500 gift card
• A final invite-only event in Paris

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PySport @pysport.org · 1d

We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data.

👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup

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PySport @pysport.org · 27d

🎤 First-time speaker? Don’t worry—all talks are in English and the PyData community is super welcoming.
Share your passion project, inspire others, and connect with fellow sports & data enthusiasts.
📅 Deadline: Oct 12 → Don’t wait, submit today!

PySport @pysport.org · 27d

🚨 Call for Speakers!
PySport × PyData Eindhoven is back on Dec 9, 2025 🏟️
We’re looking for 7 Sports Analytics talks – share your project with the community!

💡 Submit now: cfp.pydata.org/pydata-eindh...

PyData Eindhoven 2025

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for PyData Eindhoven 2025

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PySport @pysport.org · Aug 20

If you were experiencing issues with loading Sportec data, or installing v3.17.0 in general, these issues should now be resolved. Thanks to Jan Swiatek, Miguel Vidal and Hyunsung Kim for raising these issues! And thanks to @probberechts.bsky.social and @koenvossen.bsky.social too!

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PySport @pysport.org · Aug 20

🔷 𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘃𝟯.𝟭𝟳.𝟭

Yesterday, we pushed a new minor release (3.17.1) to fix some minor (yet annoying) bugs.

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬: github.com/PySport/klop...

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PySport @pysport.org · Aug 15

If you want to know more about the types of Sports analytics talks you might see, the PySport YouTube channel currently has 12 previously held talks available online to draw inspiration from!

www.youtube.com/@PySport-fg2mu

PySport

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PySport @pysport.org · Aug 15

The 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 has been opened, so if you're interested in sharing 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 passion project, don't hesitate to submit it! All talks will be in English. The deadline of submission is October 12th.

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PySport @pysport.org · Aug 15

🎟️ 𝑇𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑒!

The event will comprise of 7 Sports Analytics talks and 14 talks on general Machine Learning and Data Engineering applications.

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PySport @pysport.org · Aug 15

🔷 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬! 🔶

On December 9th @PyData Eindhoven and @pysport.org will organize 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓!

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨: lnkd.in/eBGWKs3V

PyData Eindhoven 2025 collaboration with PySport. December 9th 2025.

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PySport @pysport.org · Jul 9

🔗 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓: impect.com

🔗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: tinyurl.com/pysport-impect

A huge thanks to Stefan Reinartz, Jens Hegeler, and the entire IMPECT team for leading the way in supporting open-source sports analytics infrastructure!

Sports Analytics meets Open Source

PySport supports a community where everyone can become better in (applying) sports analytics. Everyone in the community shares the common passion: sports analytics. Sharing knowledge and teaching/lea

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PySport @pysport.org · Jul 9

💬 Stefan Reinartz, Co-Founder of 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓: "With more professional clubs using open tools like Kloppy, it felt like the right moment to contribute to that ecosystem in a meaningful way."

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PySport @pysport.org · Jul 9

This partnership model is standard in cloud and data infrastructure but remains rare in sports analytics. Together with 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓, we're pioneering a more collaborative approach to football data tooling.

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PySport @pysport.org · Jul 9

⚡ The impact: Less time wrestling with data formats, more time generating insights that matter on the pitch - whether you're at a professional club, conducting research, or building applications.

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PySport @pysport.org · Jul 9

🎯 What this means:
- Native Kloppy support for @impect-official.bsky.social 's event data format is now in development.
- The upcoming Kloppy release will be the "𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓-𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞".
- Streamlined access to 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 data through Kloppy.

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PySport @pysport.org · Jul 9

🤝 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫!

In a landscape dominated by proprietary tools and fragmented standards, we're excited to announce our partnership with @impect-official.bsky.social to support a more open and interoperable future for football analytics.

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 16

🔷 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 🔶

On December 9th @pydata.bsky.social Eindhoven and PySport will once again join forces to host an incredible one day event!

The Call for Proposals (and more information in general) will follow soon, so if you have a cool project or idea brewing, stay tuned!

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 12

Ingestify keeps every match together as one package (metadata, lineups, events) and stores the original files untouched. No broken joins, no version drift, no refetching after a transform bug.

Feedback welcome! Drop an issue or ping @koenvossen.bsky.social

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 12

What is new in 0.7.0👇

• Native support for the StatsBomb API and the StatsBomb open-data repo
• Raw-file change detection so you download only what changed
• Stream while you ingest – start modelling as soon as each match lands
• Simple YAML config with a SQLite catalog

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 12

🚀 Ingestify 0.7.0 is live

Parsing football data with kloppy is fun. The hard bit is fetching raw files and keeping them clean and version-safe.

That’s the gap Ingestify fills.

github.com/PySport/inge...

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 4

Thanks to @probberechts.bsky.social, @koenvossen.bsky.social, Dries Deprest, @unravelsports.com, Sports Dynamics DB, Thiago Costa Porto, @andrewrook.bsky.social, Douglas Cesar Pampu, Lode van Tente, @amod35.bsky.social and r.motmans!

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 4

github.com/PySport/klop...

Release v3.17.0 · PySport/kloppy

✨ Highlights ✨ Major Documentation Overhaul by @probberechts in #346 We’ve completely rewritten and reorganized the documentation from scratch to make it clearer and easier to use. Explore the new ...

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PySport @pysport.org · Jun 4

Additionally, together with 11 contributors we've added:
- 3 new tracking data providers, namely Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd (2D), Signality and PFF FC
- Support for SkillCorner v3
- Custom coordinate system support
- Advanced metrics support (xG etc.)
- Many many bug fixes, refactors etc.

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