Query about Ivan's Catapult Program

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Citrus4Troogs

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Were these special S&C sports bras in use when Ivan was at UW? Did they help your players work smarter AND harder? Did Sark find this technology useful off the field as well?

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All for the technology when it comes to protecting against concussions ...

The rest of it, it's just vibe talkin'
 
I'm sure it's an AdvoCare product and SC is paying Ivan's commission.
 
Our sports bras were used to hold the tits of our former linemen during hot dog eating competitions.

 
So they spent thousands on this new hi-tech system that measures things like speed, distance, acceleration, collisions, and more.

So... what are they gonna do with the data?

How does these devices make you a better coach? How do they plan to use the data to improve their kids?

"Hey, this thing says you're not running fast enough. Run faster."

Great fucking plan as always.
 
As a semi-serious aside ... this is part of the AMZN article yesterday that in my mind causes so many waves. I get trying to optimize performance and identifying high and low performers. No problem with that.

The problem though comes from the fact that there's strengths and weaknesses in everything. The strength in data comes from the ability to identify unknown trends and make better decisions as a result. The weakness in data is that it can be gamed once people know what the desired outcomes are.

In both situations, what the end result will be is that instead of investing in people and helping to make them better, what we will end up creating is a bunch of mercenary behavior where it's dog eats dog, everybody is competing at all hours looking for an edge, and burn out rates get super high.
 
As a semi-serious aside ... this is part of the AMZN article yesterday that in my mind causes so many waves. I get trying to optimize performance and identifying high and low performers. No problem with that.

The problem though comes from the fact that there's strengths and weaknesses in everything. The strength in data comes from the ability to identify unknown trends and make better decisions as a result. The weakness in data is that it can be gamed once people know what the desired outcomes are.

In both situations, what the end result will be is that instead of investing in people and helping to make them better, what we will end up creating is a bunch of mercenary behavior where it's dog eats dog, everybody is competing at all hours looking for an edge, and burn out rates get super high.
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As a semi-serious aside ... this is part of the AMZN article yesterday that in my mind causes so many waves. I get trying to optimize performance and identifying high and low performers. No problem with that.

The problem though comes from the fact that there's strengths and weaknesses in everything. The strength in data comes from the ability to identify unknown trends and make better decisions as a result. The weakness in data is that it can be gamed once people know what the desired outcomes are.

In both situations, what the end result will be is that instead of investing in people and helping to make them better, what we will end up creating is a bunch of mercenary behavior where it's dog eats dog, everybody is competing at all hours looking for an edge, and burn out rates get super high.
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Welcome to corporate America since well..... Since the Industrial Age.
 
So they spent thousands on this new hi-tech system that measures things like speed, distance, acceleration, collisions, and more.

So... what are they gonna do with the data?

How does these devices make you a better coach? How do they plan to use the data to improve their kids?

"Hey, this thing says you're not running fast enough. Run faster."

Great fucking plan as always.
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I'm sure Alabama, Ohio State, The Seahawks, etc don't use new technology either.
 
As I understand it, the design of the catapult system is fairly simple. When utilized correctly, large sums of money are "catapulted" from the athletic department's football fund into Ivan Lewis's bank account. This is it's singular purpose.
 
As a semi-serious aside ... this is part of the AMZN article yesterday that in my mind causes so many waves. I get trying to optimize performance and identifying high and low performers. No problem with that.

The problem though comes from the fact that there's strengths and weaknesses in everything. The strength in data comes from the ability to identify unknown trends and make better decisions as a result. The weakness in data is that it can be gamed once people know what the desired outcomes are.

In both situations, what the end result will be is that instead of investing in people and helping to make them better, what we will end up creating is a bunch of mercenary behavior where it's dog eats dog, everybody is competing at all hours looking for an edge, and burn out rates get super high.
Click to expand...

As a semi-serious aside ... this is part of the AMZN article yesterday that in my mind causes so many waves. I get trying to optimize performance and identifying high and low performers. No problem with that.

The problem though comes from the fact that there's strengths and weaknesses in everything. The strength in data comes from the ability to identify unknown trends and make better decisions as a result. The weakness in data is that it can be gamed once people know what the desired outcomes are.

In both situations, what the end result will be is that instead of investing in people and helping to make them better, what we will end up creating is a bunch of mercenary behavior where it's dog eats dog, everybody is competing at all hours looking for an edge, and burn out rates get super high.
Click to expand...

Welcome to corporate America since well..... Since the Industrial Age.
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You'd be fired Coug for repeating yourself in a TL, DR manner
 
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