Heat maps

Heat maps are an effective way to visualize. 

After entering the report, you have some options available. 

They are as follows

• Data – this option allows you to change how your data is split into courts. We currently have three choices: total, by attack combination, and by skill type. Be advised that split by combination works not only for attacks. You can use it when analyzing settings as well.
    
• Visualization – Select your data layers here. 

• Heat map

The heat map shows the density of your data (for example, attack end points) on a color scale from blue to red. You can see the heat map only when you have manually marked directions in your game. Blue means low attack density, and red indicates high attack density (strong trend). 

• Subzones

It shows the density of your data (for example, attack end points) on a color scale from green to red, where red is the subzone with the most end points. You need to type zone subzones in your code to see them here.

• Arrows
  It is, however, more precise than heat maps and carries more information. They will show one the map only if you have directions marked manually in your games.
   When using arrows, you will immediately see that they come in three varieties:
  • Black arrows with round endings indicate kills or good quality plays, like positive or perfect receptions.
  • Green arrows with triangular endings – indicate that the exchange continued.
  • Red arrows with “X” marks – indicate point loss for the team.

• Arrows from zones

They carry the same information as arrows. They are marked based on zones and subzones typed in your code and might be slightly less precise than arrows.

• Effects

Effects mark play effect in selected point, end, or start. Effects can be enabled or disabled as needed and work very well with heat maps. The usual combination is overlaying kills over a heat map to see if they have a similar distribution.

• Position – Select whether you want to display the start or end point visualization. You can also select them both if you want.

• Court style – Use a colored version for better visuals or no background mode for distraction-free, printer-friendly reports.