Coopertition in the Olympics

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

Badminton?

Just a shame IMHO. That's disrespect to the audience and other opponents.

[AdamHeard]

Is it sailing?

[Ekcrbe]

I believe it was indoor volleyball, where someone admitted to touching the ball and gave up the point.

Or I could have completely made that up... I don't remember

[IKE]

Originally Posted by Ekcrbe

I believe it was indoor volleyball, where someone admitted to touching the ball and gave up the point.

Or I could have completely made that up... I don't remember

I would consider this more GP that Coopertition. Though a great example non-the less.

From the FIRST Website:
"Coopertition®

Coopertition® produces innovation. At FIRST, Coopertition is displaying unqualified kindness and respect in the face of fierce competition. Coopertition is founded on the concept and a philosophy that teams can and should help and cooperate with each other even as they compete.

Coopertition involves learning from teammates. It is teaching teammates. It is learning from Mentors. And it is managing and being managed. Coopertition means competing always, but assisting and enabling others when you can."

Keep the guesses and examples coming in.

OZ_341 is on the right track for the event I was thinking of. I was watching Women's Road Cycling where 3 women from different countires made a break from the pack (Peleton). There were actually 4, but one woman fell off the pace and returned to the Peleton. The 3 women took turns taking the lead for roughly 1 minute, while the other 2 drafted. The frequency of the changing was quite impressive to watch. While working together, I am sure they all had to weigh, "How much should I carry the other 2, When should I make my break?, If we stop cooperating too soon, we could get overtaken by the pack..." this is a lot to think about, but these three took it in stride. It was also clear that one of the riders was not taking as large a turn up front. This means, that the other two are carrying her, but without her, they would have an even heavier burden. This reminds me a lot of the usual alliance structure in FRC. You have 2 top tier scorers that are often considered to be "carrying" their 3rd partner. Just like FRC, that third though is often essential as the load they carry is often the difference between making it into the mdeals versus being run over by the pack.

[Ekcrbe]

Oops, sorry. It was late.

[qzrrbz]

Here's another observation experiment for you the next time you are at a beach...

Pelicans (of the "Brown Pelican" variety on the USA OBX) I have observed fly in groups of 2^N (where max N I've witnessed is 5) quite often, as in a statistically significant often. Count pelicans the next time you see some flying by. As 2^N is even, this makes one leg of the V they often fly in longer, too.

[Gregor]

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