Monday's Practice was phenomenal! In stark contrast to Friday's practice - athletes were focused, disciplined and motivated. We are half way through our fall season already, and if we are not careful the rest of the season will pass us by in a blink.
So much has been done to create the unified stroke that we spoke of at the beginning of the season and as a result all rowers have a more efficient stroke, and can be switched between boats seamlessly. This is a huge accomplishment, for which you are all to be complimented. But its not perfect yet...
Boys:
Handle heights are all over the place
Rolling square happens at different times
Still opening up with your backs before legs
Respect your teammates... you are not perfect either!
Girls:
Establish catch position at check point 3, not at the catch.
Accelerate the handles to your body
Hold body angle forward a little longer, then SWING it back with hands
Turn the handle around the back end of the stroke.
Lets find some POWER!
We all set out to achieve the extraordinary this season, let's recommit to that goal. It all starts with your attitude to even the minutia... do you take stretching seriously, do you carry your boat to the dock with care and pride, do you own your changes, do you self coach during steady states, do you rinse off your boat thoroughly and effectively?
We are stronger and better as a team than a group of individuals, just like the wolf. Please make a concerted effort to not miss practice, and brace yourself because the workload is increasing.
From a recent interview with Hugh Jackman:
ReplyDeleteWhat's your best workout move?
When I was doing Baz Luhrmann's film Australia I discovered rowing. Baz said to me when we started, "You look good and strong, but you're playing a cowboy and these guys are lean. I want you to lose some weight. Quickly." I had a trainer at the time who used to be a rower for New South Wales. He said he would tell me how to keep all the muscle and drop all the fat. All you do is seven minutes, twice a week. You have to do 2,000 metres in seven minutes, which is actually the trial for the New South Wales team. So I do it - in fact I did it this morning - and it almost makes me throw up, but it's a short, sharp shock. That's probably the best thing for burning fat.