Week 7: Produsing Resources

Hi there Keith and SCP13,

This week we learned how the internet (YouTube in particular) can take a young man from his bedroom in New Jersey to the world via a karaoke version of a Moldovan pop hit! (I suspect the Simpsons took liberty with the original with their Party Posse - Drop the Bomb video).

Keith showed a lot of different platforms that can be used in for the development of ones own teaching/coaching profile. The world is now intricately linked via the internet and the ability to converse and share ideas with like minded people from all over the globe are simply a touch away.

I particularly liked the story of the 'Coaches' Corner' and how two coaches discussed team lineups before a tournament and initiated their plans to great success only to find out that they were separated by a hallway the whole time! 

Reminds me of a story concerning two of my friends and internet dating. Both had had little success in dating and had thought the internet may help identify a like minded person. These were two friends from different groups and it was to their surprise that they both had a mutual friend in me, even more that she worked in the same office as his dad. Such a small world that we are not even aware of the people that are so close to us that we may never meet. It takes the medium of an internet dating site to allow people to meet others that they should rightly be meeting in society. I'm not sure if this is a comment on the state of society and its values or on the emergence of the internet as a viable tool in establishing relationships.

In response to the 'Coaches' Corner' story and knowing when to change a lineup I look to the NFL and the reigning Superbowl champion Baltimore Ravens. After winning the title they shook up their roster, Ray Lewis retires and they let Ed Reed, Bernard Pollard, Danelle Ellerby and Paul Kruger on defence and Anquan Boldin on offense go in moves to secure more money to keep the franchise at the top. These players were vital pieces of the championship team, time will tell if these moves pay off, but it is an example of the constant evolution of a sporting team and the moves it has to make to stay competitive.
Baltimore Ravens free agency moves

Do these coaches and managers converse with mentors or other coaches to find reasons to keep or trade players? I look at the movie Moneyball which depicts the story of Major League Baseball manager Billy Bean who overlooked the traditional means of utilising scouts to procure new talent and looked to statistics to find the most efficient team he could in terms of money versus performance, to great success it must be said.
Billy Bean bio

With the use of different applications, websites and other technologies it can be seen that a coach can utilise any and all information for the betterment of his/her team. From the days of video analysis from a reel to reel to current day slow motion video capture, from a statistician taking down game data to the use of GPS tracking to monitor a players movements, the development in technology has moved at an astounding rate. And sports performance has ridden its coattails the whole way.

I for one am looking forward to where the next batch of technology takes the sports I love to watch...

Catch you next week,

Kieran