What is The Princeton Hot Seat?

The Princeton Hot Seat is a new recurring photo blog to highlight the transient nature of the rowing community in the Princeton, New Jersey area.  It's open to anyone directly involved with the sport of rowing that comes to Princeton on rowing "business".  Could be rowers, coxswains, coaches, boatmen, officials, etc.

How does the Hot Seat Work?

Each subject gets four questions to answer, the first of which is simply, why are you here (in Princeton)?  Then the subject randomly draws the remaining three from a pool of pre-determined questions, of which half are rowing related, half are not...and can be pretty random.  They get one pass.

On the Hot Seat today is 2014 USA LM1x sculler Andrew Campbell

Princeton Hot Seat - Why are you in Princeton?

Andrew Campbell - I am here in Princeton to make the U.S. National Team for World Cup II in the men's lightweight double.

PHS - What is some of the best coaching advice you have received?

AC - Row your own race.  Go out there and stay internal.

PHS - If you were coaching novices, how would you teach the catch?

AC - I would put stabilizers under the riggers and have them let go of the oar handles at the catch to make sure the oars go in.  Charlie Butt used to make me put the stabilizer on my sweep rigger every morning right after shoving off the dock so I could drill the catch motion.

PHS - If you had no limitations (money, time, etc.), what is some thing you would like to do in your lifetime?

AC - I would love to start a software company!

Coming to Princeton and want to give the hot seat a go?  Contact row2k here.