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More The Year of the Single 101: Balance (and Flipping), Blade Depth, the Grip, More

July 8, 2020

If you want to row this year, your best bet is to row a single; what better time to learn than the middle of the summer when the water and air are warm more

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The Year of the Single: Getting Started in the 1x

June 17, 2020

If you want to get out on the water this year, you'll probably have to row a single. Here are tips for getting started. more

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Supposedly Good Drills That Are Actually Torture

April 30, 2020

In our zealousness to make up for rowing's "fun drill" deficit, sometimes it seems we mistake torture for fun more

Collegiate Coaches Corner
Rowing Technique Part 1 - Coaching the Catch

April 28, 2020

Looking for some different perspectives on how to coach the catch? Here is part 1 of the Collegiate Coaches Corner discussion on rowing technique on how to coach the catch. more

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Erg Drills: Feet Out Rowing

April 8, 2020

Feet out rowing is a staple tactic both on the water and off more

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Technique Feature: Make It Easy

August 14, 2019

The ability to relax is an important yet often overlooked skill - exercise is supposed to be hard so they try to make rowing hard. I want to make it easy. more

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Technique Feature: Relax a Bit; It Does Not Always Have to be Difficult

June 19, 2019

Rowing is demanding enough once you start trying to go fast, no need to make it hard where it doesn't need to be. more

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Technique Feature: Handle Heights on the Erg and in the Boat

March 11, 2019

On the erg, there's no need to lift or lower the handle - we recommend keeping the handle level throughout the stroke, and we want you to do basically the same thing on the water more

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Technique Feature: Teach Fluid Rowing from Day One

January 7, 2019

The rowing motion should contain three elements: 1) horizontal 2) relaxed and 3) fluid more

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Technique Feature: Layback and Core Strength

December 10, 2018

While we used to see and coach 10 to 15 degrees, now the top rowers go to at least 30 degrees, quite a few to 45 and some even beyond that; core strength is essential to do this more

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Technique Feature: Technique on the Erg Continued: Getting Comfortable

November 27, 2018

Get comfortable on the erg to make it easier to work on both fitness and technique more

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Technique Feature: Oarlock Height, Footstretcher Placement

November 12, 2018

We did four days of racing at the Master's World Regatta in Sarasota, FL in borrowed boats, and there were a few things we made sure to check each outing more

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Technique Feature: Sweep Technique

October 4, 2018

There are some technical areas that are singular to sweep rowing more

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Technique Feature: Planning Your Warmup

July 23, 2018

It became obvious that my first piece was never my fastest, despite feeling that I had done a solid warm up and was ready to go more

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Technique Feature: Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them

June 19, 2018

While every rower is different, year after year we see people making the same mistakes, so I try to tackle the most common ones, their causes and how to fix them. more