On this Ready, Row! USA podcast I was invited to chat about coxing weigh-ins, HOCR, and rowing an erg half-marathon next to an Olympic gold medalist.... Read More...
With the ink still drying on his diploma, Tom Rooks was offered a coaching position at his alma mater, Boon High School in Orlando, Fl. Tha... Read More...
Before you even sit down on the erg, you're anxious. You know the work you're about to do is going to be hard. Your legs are going burn. Yo... Read More...
Let’s be straight – there’s a lot to hate about the erg.
Perhaps the worst thing about the machine is that the better you get and the harde... Read More...
To understand the current state of diversity in rowing – or lack thereof – we have to look back at the origins of the modern sport of rowing... Read More...
There have been movies made about college rowing since the 1930s but I'm pretty confident you couldn't claim any of them to be blockbusters... Read More...
Once upon a time you were younger, more motivated, and willing to push your body through punishing workouts, laughing off the muscle sorenes... Read More...
If you cox for a high school, college, or masters club in the MidAtlantic region, I expect I'll see you at the hugely popular Occoquan Chase... Read More...
Standard pick drill
Why? Used as a warm-up at the beginning of practice, both on the erg and in the boat. It helps establish the parts of t... Read More...
Before you even sit down on the erg, you're anxious. You know the work you're about to do is going to be hard. Your legs are going burn. Yo... Read More...
Question of the week, from parents of a junior's coxswain:
Our daughter started coxing about six months ago and her hands have gotten reall... Read More...
It feels strange to admit, but I have no plans to row in a boat this season. I've only gotten on an erg once since March. So this is not a s... Read More...
