AOW 8.19.19

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• "Virtually every sport has undergone an analytics revolution of sorts in recent years..."
• Explain this quote from the article by defining analytics and the benefits it provides coaches and athletes.

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• Summarize the technology and the mathematical calculations used by Russell Mark, USA Swimming's High Performance Manager, to improve performance.

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• Use this quote to answer the next question: "Engineering is problem solving- seeing something, deconstructing it, reconstructing it, explaining it and all the pieces and components."

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• How does this definition guide Mark's conversations with swimmers? Think about what Mark discusses with them that is based on engineering principles.

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• Explain the purpose of "The Butterfly Revolution."
• How did analytics create the focus on butterfly with swimmers?

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