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How to increase the effectiveness of your coxswain evaluations

By readyallrow January 18, 2018

Evals have been a frequent topic of discussion this week between the heavyweight and lightweight coaches and I. One ofContinue reading

College, Racing, Rowing

“To row was to race and races were meant to be won”

By readyallrow January 4, 2018

If you follow me on Instagram then you probably saw my story from early December of the black-tie banquet thatContinue reading

Coxing, Racing, Recordings

Coxswain recordings, pt. 45

By readyallrow December 28, 2017

JNT High Performance Team U19 8+ Time trials I think I've posted a couple of Dustin's recordings (this one inContinue reading

Coxing

GoPro Gear for Coxswains

By readyallrow December 7, 2017

Winter training trips are fast approaching (not to mention, ya know, Christmas) so I've been getting a lot of emailsContinue reading

Rowing

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

By readyallrow November 23, 2017

It's that time of year again and Black Friday/Cyber Monday is (somehow already) upon us. If you've got some holidayContinue reading

"He has the phenomenal ability to pace himself so that the last stroke he has to row is the last stroke he can row."
David White Yale University

You can’t pace yourself, or win a race, without pain. So the gold medalist isn’t necessarily the athlete who suffers the most, after all. He or she is the one who uses the pain best.

Video of the Week

Video of the Week: UW practicing for the 1950 IRA in Marietta, Ohio

By readyallrow August 21, 2017

This was a neat find. The funny thing (at least to anyone from Marietta who understands the relationship the town has with the Muskingum, the…

The moment when the rowers are so tired they don’t want to row any more—that’s when the coxswain’s voice is most important.
Yassmin Parsaei Yale University

Video of the Week

Video of the Week: Team USA W8+ wins gold in Rio

By readyallrow August 14, 2017

A year ago this week was when the USA women won gold in Rio. If there's anything to be taken away from watching this race…

Racing, Video of the Week

Video of the Week: Timing at Canadian Henley

By readyallrow August 7, 2017

Neat look at how the timing system works at Canadian Henley (and pretty much all other major regattas).

Erg Playlists

Music to erg to, pt. 153

By readyallrow August 4, 2017

Guys, I am cautiously optimistic that I’ll have the new site up by September 1st, which is reallyexciting. I’m trying to take my own advice and not let perfect…

Here I am sitting in the boat ... I’m not really doing anything to help the boat go fast but everybody is supposed to listen to me and they are supposed to go harder when I say go harder. It has to be a blind trust. If one person questions me or doesn’t believe what I’m saying, it just doesn’t work. Or if eight people don’t buy in 100 percent, it will still be fast but it won’t be magnificent.
Katelin Snyder 2016 Team USA W8+ Coxswain

Rowing, Training & Nutrition, Video of the Week

Video of the Week: Nutrition for rowers, pt. 2

By readyallrow July 31, 2017

A couple years ago I posted a video on nutrition for rowers that included a ton of great info on getting the proper nutrition to…

Coxing, Drills, High School

Coxswain recordings, pt. 43

By readyallrow July 27, 2017

Mount baker men's v8+ Steady State This is a quick clip of some steady state with Mt. Baker’s varsity eight from 2014 and is just…

How to increase the effectiveness of your coxswain evaluations

“To row was to race and races were meant to be won”

Coxswain recordings, pt. 45

GoPro Gear for Coxswains

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

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Words.

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HOCR: Landmarks along the course

Checking it down vs. backing it

Tips for coxing a time trial

Holiday gifts for coxswains

Coxswain skills: Kill your darlings

“All fast crews have three things in common…”