Why Data Export Matters for Serious Analysts
Football analysis has a fragmentation problem. Your video lives in Sportscode or Hudl. Your tactical models live in Excel or Tableau. Your scouting notes live in a notepad or a Word document. Getting these into the same place requires hours of manual work every week.
Tactics Note doesn't try to replace any of those tools. It generates the structured, timestamped data layer that all of them are missing — the live match record that connects your observations to your video and your models.
One CSV export from Tactics Note gives you a dataset that maps directly to any tool in your workflow.
What the CSV Contains
Every exported row represents one logged event. Each row contains:
- Match time:The exact elapsed time of the event (mm:ss), ready to align with video timecode.
- Tags:Every tag applied to that event, comma-separated within the cell.
- Note:Your full written observation. No character limits. No truncation.
One Tap to Export
There is no export wizard. No format selector. No email confirmation.
From the live match screen or the match detail view, tap the Download button. Your browser immediately generates the CSV file and saves it to your device's default downloads folder. The entire process takes under two seconds.
What Analysts Do With the Export
Excel & Google Sheets
The most common workflow. Open the CSV, filter by tag, sort by time, build pivot tables. Frequency analysis of Corners vs Goals — all possible immediately.
Tableau & Power BI
Drop the CSV into your existing dashboard. Match event data feeds directly into your visualisation layer without transformation.
Python & R
Load the CSV with pandas or readr. Run statistical models on event frequency, time distribution, tag co-occurrence.
Video Alignment
An event logged at 34:22 maps to 34:22 in your video file. Use the CSV as a jump-cut sheet to instantly find key moments.
Works With Your Existing Tools — Not Against Them
Tactics Note is not trying to replace Hudl, Sportscode, Nacsport, or any other tool in your workflow. Those tools are excellent at what they do: video capture, video tagging, and post-match video review.
What they don't do is give you a fast, lightweight, sideline-ready way to capture live qualitative notes during a match. That's what Tactics Note provides.
The CSV export is the bridge. Your live observations from Tactics Note feed directly into your post-match video workflow. One file closes the gap between what you saw in the moment and what your video shows in review.
No Proprietary Lock-In
Some analysis tools export data only into their own formats, or only to their own cloud platforms. If you stop using the tool, you lose access to your historical data.
Tactics Note exports to CSV — the most universally readable data format in existence. Your match history is yours, in a format that will be readable thirty years from now.
Free During Beta
Tactics Note is free during the beta period. Future pricing will be under $10 per year. The CSV export feature is fully available at no cost — no tiers, no limits on the number of exports or matches.
Launch Tactics NoteFAQ
What does the exported CSV file look like?
Each row is one logged event. Columns include the match time (mm:ss format), the tags applied to that event, and your written note. Match details — teams, competition, half — appear in the file header.
Can I export multiple matches at once?
Currently, each match exports as its own CSV file. You can open multiple CSV files in Excel or Google Sheets and combine them manually, or use Python or a similar tool to merge them programmatically.
Does the CSV timestamp align with Hudl or Sportscode timecode?
Yes, when you start Tactics Note's timer at the same moment as your video recording begins. The elapsed time in the CSV maps directly to your video timecode, making it usable as a jump-cut reference sheet.
Is there a limit on how many events I can export?
No. Export a match with 10 events or 200 events — the CSV generator handles any volume without performance issues.
Can I re-export a match after adding more notes?
Yes. Each export is a fresh snapshot of all events logged at that moment. Export as many times as you like during or after a match.
Does exporting require an internet connection?
No. The CSV file is generated entirely on your device and saved directly to your downloads folder. No server, no upload, no internet needed.
Can I import the CSV back into Tactics Note?
Not currently. Tactics Note is optimised for live logging and export. The import direction — CSV or other data formats back into the app — is on the product roadmap.