Animating NFL play by play data using matplotlib's FuncAnimation()
summary
Uses 2018 NFL play‑by‑play RFID data at 0.1‑second RFID tracking resolution to animate player and ball x/y coordinates with FuncAnimation and matplotlib. Shows the concrete code pattern: build a figure, write an iterable draw function that takes frame as first argument, move one‑time plotting (legend) out of the loop, store anim in a variable, and pass an explicit frames range. Produces a working animation (includes a touchdown), code and data links on GitHub and Kaggle.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Intro
- 4:27Data Analysis
- 9:06Visualizations
- 9:57Generate Field
- 10:26Plot Players
- 12:17FuncAnimation
- 13:35Using FuncAnimation
- 15:59Plotting vs Setting Functions
- 19:05FuncAnimation Code
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