Rowing blisters – 6 treatments
Timestamps 01:00 Prevent rowing blisters Hand cream may be insufficient to keep your hands soft and supple enough to prevent blisters forming. By wearing rowing gloves – padded palm and finger protection. The Crew Stop gloves are specialist – light and flexible gloves. 04:00 Treating rowing blisters your blister is filled with fluid. Tape your […]
Giving Rowing Feedback
Coaching adults makes it hard to give feedback. Three things to consider. Timestamps 00:45 Masters may not have a coach. We help each other with in-boat coaching. There isn’t an obvious person who is a leader. Feedback is a delicate topic. Some people may not want to hear what you have to say and you […]
Rowing boat phone mounts
App alternatives for rowing electronics and how to mount in your boat. Phone mounts and taking a phone in a boat so you feel confident using it. Timestamps What’s in the programme this month? – Two programmes – for 1k racing in May or June and another one for July / August peak. – Land […]
Jimmy Joy remembered
I heard today that Jimmy Joy the legendary coach and founder of the Joy of Sculling conference died. Today’s podcast is my reflections and memories of his work. Timestamps 01:00 I never met Jimmy Joy We corresponded for years. His drive to share what he learned shaped what he gave back to the sport. He […]
9 ways to turn a rowing boat
Backsplash – more or less?
Rowers and coaches dispute the benefits of making a backsplash when placing the oars into the water at the catch. Why? How can you find out which point of view is correct? Timestamps 00:30 Newsletter sign up. You get early notification of all our events, webinars and courses as well as articles, points of view […]