Blind Football Pitch

This script generates a tactical representation of a blind football pitch using the Matplotlib library. It was inspired by the mpl.soccer library.

The pitch measures 40 meters by 20 meters and is divided into thirds. It includes features such as the outline, center circle, penalty spots, goalkeeper, and penalty areas. The goalposts have dimensions of 3.66 meters in width and 2.14 meters in height.

Usage

The BFpitch function takes two optional parameters: 'orientation' to determine the pitch orientation and 'half_pitch' to use only one of the halves or not.

• orientation:
  • 'horizontal' for a horizontal pitch.
    • half_pitch=True for only the right half.
  • 'vertical' for a vertical pitch.
    • half_pitch=True for only the upper half.

Examples

from blindfootballpitch import BFpitch
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# Generate a full horizontal pitch (default)
pitch = BFpitch()
pitch.draw()
plt.show()

# Generate the right half of the pitch
pitch = BFpitch()
pitch.draw(orientation='horizontal', half_pitch=True)
plt.show()

# Generate a vertical pitch
pitch = BFpitch()
pitch.draw(orientation='vertical')
plt.show()

# Generate the upper half of the pitch
pitch = BFpitch()
pitch.draw(orientation='vertical', half_pitch=True)
plt.show()

Pitch Orientations

Horizontal Pitch ('h')

Right Half Pitch ('r')

Vertical Pitch ('v')

Upper Half Pitch ('u')

Blind Football Maps

blindfootball_maps.ipynb is a guide to generate some maps using data from the WGP 2022 match.

• Attack Map
• Pass Map
• Heat Map