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Hot Seat: WBC Head Coach Tom Rooks

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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Brett Freeman rows 2 seat in the PBC Senior Masters Eight at HOCR 2015.

Proof It’s Never too Late to Master Rowing

Rachel Freedman

When I met Brett Freeman in 2011, he was just figuring out the difference between squared and feathered. At 38, Brett was five to ten years older than the major... Read More...

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From LTR to HOCR in Two Seasons

Rachel Freedman

The big stories that get the most coverage around the Head of the Charles, most often spotlight national team rowers, former Olympians, and talented athletes wh... Read More...

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45 Drills for Fine-Tuning Technique

Rachel Freedman

As a coach, you most likely have an arsenal of technique drills that you use over and over throughout the season to help fine tune your crew's skills. Where did... Read More...

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10 Things Women Rowers Understand

Rachel Freedman

When you learn to row, supportive coaches and new teammates show you around the boathouse, teach you about the equipment, explain the basics of the rowing strok... Read More...

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Q&A: Bowloader Coxing 101

Rachel Freedman

Question of the week, from a second-year masters rower: I have a little experience with stern-coxed 4s and 8s, but this weekend my coaches had me cox a bowload... Read More...

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Facing the Erg: A Love/Hate Relationship

Duncan Spencer

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 harder you work, the hard... Read More...

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For Better Results: Breathe

Duncan Spencer

Breath, the air we gulp and strain at, is the champagne, the elixir of our sport. It is the fuel of our bodies, it flows into our muscles. It enables every mov... Read More...

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Can We Sweep Like Scullers Do?

Duncan Spencer

Hmmmm. I was planning another tiresome polemic on the details of technique to follow my first column ("It All Starts with the Hands") about the proper position ... Read More...

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