Workout:
Throwing - Flick Huck Mechanics Progression (203)
Defensive Footwork
Dynamic Warm Up
Ladder - Slalom Drill
Ladder - Multi-Directional Slalom Drill
8 Cone - 2 in/2 out
8 Cone - 1 in/2 out
8 Cone - Jab/Crossover
8 Cone - Backwards Jab/Crossover
3 Step - Decel/Plant/Accel
Ladder - Defensive Backwards Icky
Ladder - Defensive Backwards Icky into sprint
Marking - 5 cone drill
Conditioning - 40 yd change of pace drill, 15 min of work, about 25 reps
Cool Down
Reading:
I listened to more of "Nudges", I am about 3/4 of the way through.
The author has convinced me that Libertarian Paternalism is The Way. (Note: in mechanical design, libertarian paternalism would be a fancy way of saying "good design".) The author discusses how simply maximizing options doesn't result in people making the best decisions. The example used for this are Medicare Part B and a Swedish retirement fund allocation case study. In the Swedish case, an overwhelming number of options was presented, with the thought that more options would be better. Most people were confused by the massive pile of choices and ended up selecting a worse decision than the "default". In the Medicare case study, the argument was that it was far too complicated to sign up for the kind of personalized coverage you would want to optimize your costs. So the takeaway is that if something is way too difficult to do, then people won't be able to make optimal choices because they get caught up in the process itself.
The author also talks about how transparency can be a nudge, for instance if people received a succinct yearly log of their energy bill, they would be much better able to adjust their use in an optimal way.
This was essentially the point of the summer throwing challenge. I knew that some people would want to really compete, and others would not. I also knew that some of those people who didn't want to compete would still log regularly. But the main point was to create visibility between the team so that everyone could see how much others were throwing. The thought was that getting a weekly reminder email and seeing the hard work of your teammates would galvanize you into throwing 10-20% more than you would have otherwise. The throwing challenge was not required or mandated, it was an opt-in challenge with prizes. While I feel that it was incredibly successful this summer, I'm not sure I was able to convey the power of logging your throws has on teammates, nudging them to throw more, nudging the team to collectively improve. If I had conveyed this better, I think there are a few returners who may have put up some bigger numbers.
Throwing - Flick Huck Mechanics Progression (203)
Defensive Footwork
Dynamic Warm Up
Ladder - Slalom Drill
Ladder - Multi-Directional Slalom Drill
8 Cone - 2 in/2 out
8 Cone - 1 in/2 out
8 Cone - Jab/Crossover
8 Cone - Backwards Jab/Crossover
3 Step - Decel/Plant/Accel
Ladder - Defensive Backwards Icky
Ladder - Defensive Backwards Icky into sprint
Marking - 5 cone drill
Conditioning - 40 yd change of pace drill, 15 min of work, about 25 reps
Cool Down
Reading:
I listened to more of "Nudges", I am about 3/4 of the way through.
The author has convinced me that Libertarian Paternalism is The Way. (Note: in mechanical design, libertarian paternalism would be a fancy way of saying "good design".) The author discusses how simply maximizing options doesn't result in people making the best decisions. The example used for this are Medicare Part B and a Swedish retirement fund allocation case study. In the Swedish case, an overwhelming number of options was presented, with the thought that more options would be better. Most people were confused by the massive pile of choices and ended up selecting a worse decision than the "default". In the Medicare case study, the argument was that it was far too complicated to sign up for the kind of personalized coverage you would want to optimize your costs. So the takeaway is that if something is way too difficult to do, then people won't be able to make optimal choices because they get caught up in the process itself.
The author also talks about how transparency can be a nudge, for instance if people received a succinct yearly log of their energy bill, they would be much better able to adjust their use in an optimal way.
This was essentially the point of the summer throwing challenge. I knew that some people would want to really compete, and others would not. I also knew that some of those people who didn't want to compete would still log regularly. But the main point was to create visibility between the team so that everyone could see how much others were throwing. The thought was that getting a weekly reminder email and seeing the hard work of your teammates would galvanize you into throwing 10-20% more than you would have otherwise. The throwing challenge was not required or mandated, it was an opt-in challenge with prizes. While I feel that it was incredibly successful this summer, I'm not sure I was able to convey the power of logging your throws has on teammates, nudging them to throw more, nudging the team to collectively improve. If I had conveyed this better, I think there are a few returners who may have put up some bigger numbers.
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