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August 25, 2021
Instead of talking about ways to improve the catch, or clean up the finish or be more powerful on the drive, I want to encourage everyone to learn to play around in the boa more
We don't talk much initially about how to turn the boat while rowing because we want people to first focus on going straight. more
It may be easier to work on technique on the erg than on the water - fewer factors in play, fewer distractions more
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The Year of the Single Continues: Lifting Your Body At The Catch and How to Avoid It
The Year of the Single Continues: Lifting Your Body At The Catch and How to Avoid It
August 10, 2020
This month we look at three reasons why the body goes up and what you can do to try and keep the body still. more
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More The Year of the Single 101: Balance (and Flipping), Blade Depth, the Grip, More
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
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
This week the Collegiate Coaches Corner focuses on the topic of Technique with the following question: What is your approach to ensure technical consistency throughout the roster? more
In our zealousness to make up for rowing's "fun drill" deficit, sometimes it seems we mistake torture for fun more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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