Stop Worrying As A Coach Part 3: Jim Flood

This next lesson for keeping a level head and lunch in your stomach as a rowing coach is going to be a tough pill to swallow. This pill is brought to you from the mind of Jim Flood, a rowing coach and coacher of coaches who has authored several books

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Stop Worrying As A Coach Part 2: Jimmy Joy

To expert coach Jimmy Joy, planning is everything when it comes to dealing with worry and stress as a rowing coach. The challenges that come with organising a rowing club and its coaching is extensive. But we’re looking to find the answers for you. In this post we hope to

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Stop Worrying As A Coach Part 1: Mike Davenport

Professional rowing coach Mike Davenport returned to coaching after a 5 year break.  Find out why the job stress caused him to quit and then re-consider coaching again.  If your club has trouble retaining coaching staff, this article is important for you to read. In this post we hope to

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How to cope with losing a coach

Don\’t get caught without a coach! Sometimes coaches retire, have to go on leave, get injured etc etc. What do you do then? They\’re arguably the most integral persons in a rowing team providing training, management, motivation and more! Well there\’s a way to get around losing such an integral

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Transporting your rowing gear: moving oars by plane

Transporting rowing equipment can be a hassle, especially when flying is involved. With so many rules and regulations (not to mention disclaimers when damage to the equipment occurs) it can mean the difference between a smooth trip and an absolute nightmare arriving without your gear. Not to worry though! In

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How to measure the success of a Rowing Coach

Mike Davenport explores many interesting rowing topics on his blog: Coaching Sports Today. As we read through his blog we found that he uses the metaphor of a vehicle dashboard to describe the things we should check about the performance of coaches. “Similar to the dashboard in your car a coaching-dashboard has

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How to transform yourself from rower into coach

We’ve been following some online rowing conversations recently about masters rowers moving into support roles in the rowing community. That got us thinking, how could a rowing athlete become a skilled coach? We took a look at what it takes to be a rowing coach and the first steps needed

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Coaching: How to Prepare for an International Regatta

Daunting as it is, a coach’s first time attending and coaching for an international regatta could be much nicer. We had a talk with rowing coach Grant Craies about his time with the University of Otago Rowing Club in New Zealand where he took crews to race in China. Routine

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