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Recruiting: Deal With the Pressure By Keeping Control

Selecting a university is an important decision. While coaches may seek a quick answer, take the time to ensure the school is the right academic, athletic, and personal fit.
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Training for that Pinnacle Regatta

The ultimate race is the benchmark toward which the team must work, and coaches can calculate accurately the kind of performance required, on and off the water, to achieve it.

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On the Homefront

A successful recruiting effort is a joint endeavor: the student leads and the parents support and advise, mostly behind the scenes.
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Motley Crews

Horsepower helps. But a more diverse definition of talent may better serve your boat.
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In the Launch, a New Approach

How to reach and teach athletes with varied learning styles.
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The Fidgeter’s Dilemma

Although two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, a handful of skinny people—including many...
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In With the New

I’ve been assigned to coach novices. Help!
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What’s Your Race Plan?

The lanes may be straight, but you still need a road map to reach...
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The Heat is On

In summer’s return, a new set of safety concerns.
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The Hard Way

How do I increase the intensity in my program?
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Sitting Pretty

There’s little disagreement about the link between proper posture and performance, but what does...
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Drills for the Double

Doubles are an enigmatic boat class. Doubles are an enigmatic boat class. Some doubles...
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Corrective Action

How do I get my athletes to fix faults they can’t feel?
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Pitch Perfect

Why small changes in pitch can have a big impact on your rowing.
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Lenny Peters Cup & North Carolina Rowing Championships

Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.
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A Time to Rig and a Time to De-Rig

You don’t need to know every skill but you should know all the parts of a boat so you can describe equipment problems accurately to facilitate solutions.
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Trinity Men, Radcliffe Lightweights Win Knecht Cup

Over 76 college programs packed Camden County's Cooper River racecourse for two days of six-lane racing.
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MIT’s Kilbridge Will Retire At Season’s End

After 20 years as the H.W. McCurdy '22 Director of Rowing and men's varsity heavyweight coach at MIT, Tony Kilbridge has announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.

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