Astroball Team Balancer

Astroball 7 and 8 a side soccer team generator

Run it like this

poetry run python team_balancer/team_balancer.py 7 Player1 Player2 Player3

Note: need to add 14 players in the list above for 7 a side. Will also work for 8 and 9 a side.

Setup Instructions for New Users Clone the Repository:

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git clone https://github.com/yourusername/team-balancer.git
cd team-balancer
Install Dependencies: Ensure you have Poetry installed. Then:

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poetry install
Run the Script: Provide the weekly player names and run the script:

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poetry run python team_balancer.py
Check Outputs:

Updated data/teams.csv with weekly team assignments. Updated data/player_stats.csv if new players were added or stats were learned.

Output plot

Input data

Create a csv called player_stats.csv

Player,Role,Overall,Defense,Attack,Stamina,Versatility,Experience,Speed,Passing,Positioning,Aggression,Wins,Losses,Goals,Assists,Tactical notes,MVP
Player1,Forward,8,6,8,7,5,,,,,,,,,,,
Player2,Midfielder,7,5,6,8,6,,,,,,,,,,,
,Midfielder,9,6,9,6,8,,,,,,,,,,,

How to Use This CSV Important Attributes (Populated): Defense, Attack, Stamina, Versatility, Wins, MVP, Attendance, Preferred Role. Less Important Attributes (Set to null): Speed, Passing, Positioning, Aggression, Goals, Assists, Experience, Tactical Notes.

Example to run

poetry run python team_balancer.py Player1 Player2 Player3

Run demo

Use --demo flag to run with some dummy data

Output

Will show 3 output teams.

Team A

Player	Role	Overall	Defense	Attack	Strength
Player1	Forward	9	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player2	Defender	6	6.0	5.0	11.40
Player3	Forward	8	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player4	Forward	7	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player5	Midfielder	9	8.0	7.0	15.35
Player6	Midfielder	8	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player7	Midfielder	9	6.0	9.0	15.35
Player8	Defender	6	7.0	4.0	11.15
Total Strength					53.2

Team B

Player	Role	Overall	Defense	Attack	Strength
Player9	Defender	7	7.0	6.0	12.55
Player10	Defender	7	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player11	Forward	8	6.0	8.0	14.20
Player12	Midfielder	6	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player13	Midfielder	9	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player14	Forward	8	6.0	8.0	13.70
Player15	Defender	5	NaN	NaN	NaN
Player16	Midfielder	7	5.0	6.0	12.55
Total Strength					53.0

Strength Difference

0.2

Historical results

Can record these like this

Team1_Strength,Team2_Strength,Team1_Defense,Team2_Attack,Outcome 56.2,52.4,18,19,1 49.8,51.7,15,20,0 54.3,54.1,17,16,1