How to increase the effectiveness of your coxswain evaluations
Evals have been a frequent topic of discussion this week between the heavyweight and lightweight coaches and I. One ofContinue reading
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Coxswains
Previously: Introduction || Eating disorders defined + explained || Signs + symptoms Today I'm going to talk about coxswains and eating disorders. While lightweights have maximums, we…
College, Recruiting, Teammates & Coaches
What questions should you ask coaches during the recruiting process?
Below is a (not at all comprehensive) list of some questions you could ask coaches when you talk with them throughout the recruiting process. Many…
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Signs + Symptoms
Previously: Introduction || Eating disorders defined + explained Similarly to yesterday's post where I briefly described the different types of eating disorders, this post is going…
Coxing, Q&A, Teammates & Coaches
Question of the Day
Can I just flat out ask my coach for a coxswain seat race? How do I go about asking such a question? If you wanted…
An Introduction to Rigging: Rigger height and work through
Previously: Intro to rigging, spread, and span || Oar length, inboard, and blade profile || Pitch Today I'm gonna go over the last two "technical" parts of…
Novice, Q&A, Teammates & Coaches
Question of the Day
My coach keeps undermining me as a captain. For example, the other day our squad was going for a run and a group of novices…
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Eating disorders defined + explained
Previously: Introduction The first, most basic thing I want to discuss is what eating disorders are and then highlight the different types that exist. The…
College, Racing, Video of the Week
Video of the Week: University of Washington vs. Cambridge University Boat Club
Last weekend, while those of us in USA were prepping for CRASH-Bs, the University of Washington Huskies headed across the pond to race Cambridge University on…
Coxing, High School, Novice, Q&A, Rowing, Teammates & Coaches
Question of the Day
I'm currently a novice high school rower but I haven't been feeling really into rowing lately. I've wanted to cox since I started in September,…