I was OK with Australia drawing with Iraq deep into the second half.
I did think that the longer the game went on the Australian coach, Holger Osieck, had some interesting (significant) decisions to make. One of them appeared on my screen:
Goal.com
Looking at the live feed, I am thinking that the game is entering a perturbation phase and hope that Australia’s ability to play football in the Iraq half will determine the outcome.
This follows (Goal.com)
The Guardian’s take:
Meanwhile, the Brumbies defeated the Lions and scored the only try of the game.
As I switched off the feeds I did like The Guardian’s parting shot:
From where I was sitting I thought Holger Osieck was managing a risk in decision making. I am hoping it was one of those cool head moments of clarity that leaders have. It is a great example to discuss.
The codes are Australian Rules, Rugby League and Rugby Union
You can find some background information about this project here.
Australian Rules
Six teams had byes this week. Five of the six games played this week followed 2012 rankings. The exception was Richmond’s defeat of Adelaide. The result reflected both teams’ performance trends this season: Richmond has beaten four higher ranked opponents, Adelaide has lost to six lower ranked opponents (three in the last three weeks).
Average cumulative and Round 12 profiles for winners were:
For losers:
Rugby League
There were eight games this week. Seven of the eight games followed the 2012 rankings. The exceptions was the Warriors’ defeat of the Roosters in Sydney. This was the Warriors’ fourth successive win against a higher ranked opponent.
Rugby Union
There were no games played in the competition this week.
For the best part of twenty-years, I thought Lloyd’s measuring wheel was a pastry cutter, taped up to give scaled readings of distance as Lloyd traced the distances traversed by basketball players.
As a result of Bradley’s work and the sharing of this photograph
… it is probable he used a swivel caster from a chair. This is Bradley’s take:
When you take a look at the image you can see how thick the metal frame is that holds the wheel. My guess is that he purchased a swivel caster to make it easier to go back and forth and make turns while following the player’s movement.
This would have made Lloyd’s measurements even more agile than I had anticipated. I am now thinking Lloyd is the Eadweard Muybridge of notational analysis.
Photo Credit
Detail of Lloyd Messersmith’s measuring device (Bradley Cook, Indiana University)
In the early days of the Internet we sometimes had to justify our existence. After all, who needed libraries and librarians when we had the Internet? Fast-forward to 2013 and the very techies who espoused that idea are discovering a compelling need for human intervention in contextualizing information. Taking the lead in this environment offers a huge opportunity for teacher-librarianship.
This afternoon, I received a delightful email alert from Bradley Cook, the Curator of Photographs in the Office of University Archives and Records Management at Indiana University. Bradley shared with me a link to a photograph of Lloyd Messersmith’s measuring device for quantifying distances traversed in basketball. This photograph appears at the top of this post and is reproduced here with the permission of the Office of University Archives and Records Management at Indiana University. The photograph was taken seventy-three years ago.
I think this is a very important artifact and exemplifies perfectly the vital work that curators do on our behalf. Anita Brooks Kirkland observes:
The core element of content curation is the human touch. For librarians who found themselves defending that role in the early days of the Internet, one can’t help reflect on the irony of the rest of the world now realizing that they really do need help in filtering and sharing information effectively!
Lloyd’s device is very significant. To my knowledge his thesis is the first to outline a technological tool to measure distances travelled in a sport (basketball) and as such makes him (along with Hugh Fullerton) a founding father of notational analysis of sport.
The codes are Australian Rules, Rugby League and Rugby Union
You can find some background information about this project here.
Australian Rules
Six teams had byes this week. Three teams played above their 2012 rankings (Gold Coast, Essendon and Sydney) in the six fixtures played. The Gold Coast had a significant victory over North Melbourne after scoring only one behind in the first quarter of the game. Two teams, Essendon and West Coast, overcame end of third quarter deficits (14 and 13 points respectively) to defeat their opponents (Carlton and St Kilda).
Average cumulative and Round 11 profiles for winners were:
For losers:
Rugby League
There were seven games this week (Souths and Titans had byes). Six of the seven games followed the 2012 rankings. The exceptions was the Warriors defeat of the Sea Eagles at home. This was the Warriors’ third successive win against a higher ranked opponent.
Rugby Union
Two games were played in the competition this week. Both were played in Australia and both followed the 2012 rankings.
On my last day in Bath I visited the cafe and met Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, the co-owner of the shop. I really enjoy good coffee so meeting Maxwell was a real treat.
Maxwell and his partner run three espresso coffees at a time. They can be of single origin or blended. Behind the counter there is a tasting board that explains the flavours from the espresso, and then the kind of flavours to be anticipated when the espresso is combined with steamed milk (at 65 degrees).
The single origin Colombian coffee I ordered was sensational. I realise I have a new learning opportunity to explore taste, flavour and perception (the topic of a Maxwell blog post).
Perhaps my conversations with coaches in the first week of my visit to England positioned me to be open to the insights and experiences offered by Colonna and Small’s Speciality Coffee Shop. But I do think there are some great synergies between coffee making and coaching.
I think these posts by Maxwell make for fascinating reading for coaches:
I treat the brewing role as a taste/flavour driven one, aiming to problem solve, changing parameters to create recipes that work the best. I appreciate that there may not be only one recipe and that any exploration has its limits. However a set recipe is the starting point from which a net can be cast (variable recipes). This then allows a larger view of the coffee and the chosen recipe can then reflect the chosen view, i.e the best bits. It simply allows more sensory data input …
Now let’s say that we are interested in the role of the barista when defined as a knowledgeable coffee professional. Someone who is taste focused and applies processes and understanding of variables to empower that taste journey and presentation of the drink to drinkers. With this in mind it’s quickly very clear that most café environments are not the optimum climate for such a role. Speciality coffee is relatively young and is currently expanding, more opportunities to partake in coffee in such a way are appearing, but they are not currently plentiful.
I hope the project in which I am involved can support the nourishment of coaches. Previously I have been thinking that I should be seeking out performing arts as a guide for a language about performance (I did meet one coach in the Jazz Cafe in Bath). Meeting Maxwell has encouraged me to think about the insights to be gained from the joys of speciality coffee.
The codes are Australian Rules, Rugby League and Rugby Union
You can find some background information about this project here.
Australian Rules
Six of the nine Round 10 games in AFL followed the 2012 rankings. The exceptions were wins by Fremantle, Western Bulldogs and Richmond. Fremantle and Richmond won away from home against higher ranked teams (Adelaide and West Coast respectively). The Western Bulldogs won at home against Port Adelaide a team one ranking place above them in 2012. Adelaide and West Coast have lost four games each against lower ranked opposition from 2012.
The average profiles of winners in the season to date and in Round 10 by quarter are:
For losers:
Geelong and Gold Coast were tied at the end of the third quarter of their game. Geelong’s final quarter performance enabled them to be the third team this season that has tied at the end of the third quarter and won (the other two are Port Adelaide and West Coast).
Rugby League
There were two victories over higher ranked teams from 2012 in the four games played in Round 12. The Titans defeated the Cowboys and the Warriors had a large winning margin over the Broncos. The Warriors’ win was their second win in two weeks over higher ranked teams from 2012.
Rugby Union
In the final week of the Super 15 season before the international break, all the games followed the 2012 rankings. This happened in Week 11 also. The Chiefs, Sharks and Force had byes.
Staff integrity and capability (the qualifications of sports science and medicine staff and their adherence to a code of conduct)
Sport Science and Sport Medicine policy framework (a regularly reviewed supplements policy, medication policy and injection policy)
Education (of coaches, athletes and staff in relation to Sport Science and Sport Medicine policies and any changes which take place)
Detection and enforcement (clearly defined sanctions for breaches of Sport Science and Sport Medicine policy and a confidential process to report suspected breaches)
Oversight and reporting (a required reporting framework to the boards and senior management to ensure they are informed of Sport Science and Sport Medicine practices and discharge their obligations to make sure practices are up to date and follow best practice)
The Principles appear at a time when the integrity of Australian sport is under intense scrutiny. In addition to the ongoing ACC and ASADA investigations, there is a growing debate about legislation to curb gambling advertising.
That the following matter be referred to the Rural Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report by 27 June 2013:
The practice of sports science in Australia with regard to:
a) The current scope of practice, accreditation and regulation arrangements, for the profession;
b) the role of Boards and Management in the oversight of sports scientists inside sporting organisations;
c) the duty of care of sports scientists to athletes, and the ethical obligations of sports scientists in relation to protecting and promoting the spirit of sport;
d) avenues for reform or enhanced regulation of the profession;
e) any other related matter.
These five points (including the wide-ranging (e)) form the terms of reference of the Committee
Exercise and Sports Science Australia released its support for the Enquiry in this statement.
Earlier this year, Kevin Thompson (a colleague at the University of Canberra), discussed the need for proper accreditation. In his article in The Conversation, Kevin observed:
Australian sport should work more closely with Exercise and Sports Science Australia to deliver an industry-standard accreditation system which insures that sport scientists require accreditation to gain employment. Such an accreditation system should value competency and evidence-based practise and allow existing practitioners with years of experience, but who might not possess a PhD, to gain accreditation.
I am keen to support and encourage any system that uses open audit to assure the integrity of sport.
I do think, like Kevin, we should value experience and avoid an over-credentialised approach to assurance.
We can do this as a community of practice accepting our responsibilities as custodians of a play spirit that is nourished by a fundamental ethical commitment to professional and Professional behaviour.
the productivity suites of tomorrow are going to be a combination of sensors, big data and quantified-self technologies. When used together, these create totally new opportunities for live feedback, daily reflection and iterative change. And, most importantly – based on our unique context and our own unique storyline.
His post ends with an enigmatic thank you to Katri Saarikivi. Which led me to Safe Haven, Katri’s blog: “a platform for developing thought” to explore and develop “knowledge about autonomy, learning, open collaboration, creativity and productivity in work contexts”. Katri’s blog explores:
How can learning be enhanced?
What are the prerequisites of creativity in work contexts?
How could business environments support learning and creativity?
What does information intensive work require of the individual?
How can the individual influence her own cognitive development?
A leader in today’s organization could simply be defined as someone with whom you want to work in order to develop. In this sense, the characteristics pertaining to the concept of leader vary with every learning situation. Leadership can take turns or coexist within a network, and it can be something that is never explicitly expressed, something the leader is not even aware of.
Her conclusion resonates with me and I am hopeful that my own work with coaches can support Katri’s suggestion about value creation in organisations:
The new concept of leadership defines this as a highly personal and contextual process that relies above all on good self-knowledge: who could complement my understanding in this situation, who could challenge my views, who could support my thinking? Who could help me become better?
I thought about how we can be different even though there may be an organisational tempo that impels us towards conformity.
I followed the Australia v Iraq World Cup qualifying game in real time on the web in London.
