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The Alliance of Women Rowing Coaches

The Alliance is a platform for sharing, connecting, and developing. This is a community that seeks to drive and influence the involvement of women as coaches at all levels of our sport. ... Read More...

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Global Inclusive Learn to Row Project an Opportunity for LTR Coaches

Rachel Freedman

When Tara Morgan learned to row, she only stuck with it for two seasons before opting for other sports. But like for many of us, rowing lured her back in. And ... Read More...

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Hot Seat: WBC Head Coach Tom Rooks

Rachel Freedman

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. That first season inclu... Read More...

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Flipping a Four: What to Do When the Unexpected Happens

Rachel Freedman

It's rare that a crew flips a big boat, which makes it even more important for coaches, rowers, and coxswains to know what to do in case of emergency.... Read More...

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Hallie Smith rows with MedStar NRH Paralympic Sports Club in Washington, DC and was selected to the 2017 US National Team.

12-Month Training Plan for Adaptive Rowers

Rachel Freedman

If you coach adaptive rowers and need help organizing a training plan, look no further. Jenny Sichel, decorated USRowing paralympic coxswain and Community Rowin... Read More...

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Matt Lehrer, Director of Coaching Education at CRI, and Coach of CRI Competitive Women

Hot Seat: Matt Lehrer

Rachel Freedman

“The reason I came to CRI in 2000 is I realized I really wanted to coach and had no idea what I was doing,” Matt Lehrer explains. His coaching education and... Read More...

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AC Chacon, Head Coach of Long Beach State men's rowing. (Photo: Jasmine McGill)

Hot Seat: AC Chacon

Rachel Freedman

Weight Training 101 is what 110-pound AC Chacon signed up for one fall as a student at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. It was there that a chance mee... Read More...

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Drills for Balance in Crew Sculling

Rachel Freedman

By REBECCA CAROE What causes bad balance in rowing? Balance in rowing is created by two things: your body and the oars or sculls. So if your boat is of... Read More...

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The Provenance of Plop (aka Perfect Splash)

Duncan Spencer

Marc Mandel, the head coach of Gonzaga College High School (the D.C. schoolboy varsity eight that performed so well at the 2015 Royal Henley Regatta) must get... Read More...

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Head Coach Isake Smith (center) of Harlem River Community Rowing, with four of her masters rowers.

Diversity in Rowing: Pressing into the Wind

Rachel Freedman

Updated June 4, 2020 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 rowi... Read More...

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