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
Video of the Week: Joe Burk, 1938 Henley Diamond Sculls
"Burn developed a unique, personal style of sculling that took him years of experimentation to perfect. He engaged the arms, body and legs simultaneously at…
Music to erg to, pt. 140
Posted some new recordings last week that included a short clip of the 2012 USA M8+ (with Yale lightweight assistant Ned DelGuercio coxing), as well as one…
How to avoid being repetitive
Lately I've been emailing with several coxswains who have been using their time indoors to work on their calls and eliminate some of the repetitiveness that…
Coxing, How To, Q&A, Rowing, Technique
Question of the Day
How do you avoid being repetitive if your boat keeps falling off the goal stroke rate? The boat I cox sometimes struggles to keep it…
College, Coxing, Q&A, Teammates & Coaches
Question of the Day
Hi! I'm in my third year of coxing in college. I coxed the 2V my first two years but this fall I was moved up…
Training & Nutrition, Video of the Week
Video of the Week: Should you workout when you’re sick?
I've talked about this before but this video does a good job of explaining how to know if you're good to continue working out while you're sick or if you…
Flashback Friday: January 15th – 28th
• one YEAR AGO • Defining the role of the coxswain: Motivation Words. Solid take on what it's like to be a coach. Top 20 terms…
Coxing, Novice, Q&A, Teammates & Coaches
Question of the Day
Any suggestions for how to handle differences in rower-coxswain experience levels, i.e. when the coxswain is more experienced than the rowers or the rowers are…