How different masters train
A deep dive into one master’s training yearplan | Faster Masters Rowing Radio – the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe.
Timestamps
01:30 One Masters training – Annual rowing spend $1450. Coached program. Focus on drills and skills 2-3 races in a year.
03:00 How to be coached
First time on an athletic program. Expectations for giving feedback during a session.
09:00 Set expectations on how their rowing will progress.
Learn how to row hard.
14:00 Volunteer coach – why do this?
The pleasure in teaching.
When Questions are asked what’s in it for me? The squad falls apart.
20:00 Does the Club have a strategy? Can it be revised? 2 covid seasons was a stable group. Now members are travelling more.
What type of a club do you want to be?
Set expectations.
25:00 Masters are a diverse group. Doing something for ourselves makes us hard to manage. Pathways of managed decline.
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