Coxing Head Races

With Kim Degutis (Riverside Boat Club, Cambridge MA) and Heather Franklin (Orlando Rowing, East Arm Rowing, NY). Timestamps 02:30 Coxing a four compared to an eight. Heather – coxing a four [...]

Head race challenges – how to deal with things like turning buoys, wind and waves, and staying warm at the start marshalling. Something unexpected always happens in head races – [...]

Race plans – overtaking and being overtaken. 00:30 Coach masterclass discussion zoom was about running masters learn to row classes. We learned the diversity of situation and how people [...]

How do you manage pain? In rowing there’s the sport and there are injuries. Blaž talks about how to manage pain. He’s a masters rower and physiotherapist in Slovenia. Injuries – [...]

How to select the right races for your head racing season. Ways to build up to the big race event. Improving race plans and race execution. Timestamps 01:00 The big event is your focus. [...]

Get confident steering your coxless boat for long distance racing. Timestamps 02:00 Going straight This is the first lesson because if you can’t go straight it really affects your steering. [...]

Racing equivalence for masters depends on using time handicaps. Does this work well? Can it be improved? What would you change? Timestamps 02:00 What are handicaps? Welcome our guest, Christopher [...]

Rowing your first 2- or 1x race, side by side – What to do – What to expect – Recovering from mistakes Timestamps 00:30 Why do people learn to row? At the start, few want to [...]

Sometimes athletes get very, very tired. Today we will talk about recovering from exhaustion and the power of napping. Timestamps 01:00 Is it under recovery or over training? Mike Spraklen [...]

The benefits of drills and ways to improve your rowing boat skills. 02:00 Skills in the boat. You have to spend time in the boat to acquire skills. What is your available time for practicing? [...]