Rowers often debate whether stroke styles or training methods should influence their choice of a college program. Just as football players select teams based on offensive or defensive strategies, should rowers and coxswains adopt a similar approach?
The answer is both yes and no.
Training philosophies...
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National rankings, by creating a hierarchy of crews in each division, offer a simple, easy-to-understand way to handicap college rowing—even if they're not always accurate.