How do you develop sculling ability in those who show potential but aren’t skilled enough to go in tippy singles yet – and how do you do this without over-using your team’s skilled scullers who would like to have good solid training rows rather than always teaching others in the double.
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01:00 A classic masters rowing problem! There is a ‘pay it forward’ mentality for many masters rowing clubs. What beginners cannot yet do – consistent hand heights – handles nested at crossover – poor timing – squaring is variable – following skill – little sense of weight in the hand affecting boat balance
03:00 What you can do Firstly put them into single sculls with pontoon floats – Revolution Rowing sell them. They give stability and balance to the single so they can learn quickly because all the boat movements are due to you. Very quickly they realise what’s needed to get the boat balanced. – Teach the stationary stability drill – Squaring early – Pause drills – Legs only rowing – Square blade rowing – Backing the boat
05:00 Get the athletes fit A single is heavy to row plus the weight of the pontoon floats so the athletes work out how to push their legs and they have to sustain 40 minutes of rowing. So they get fitter faster. Single sculling helps them understand manoeuvring, turning, backing and going in a straight line – boat control skills.
07:00 Helper fatigue solutions Sharing the load is important. Member survey asked who would be prepared to help with learn to row. Find new people to help out. Mostly they want to know what to say / do and so write a lesson plan for them to follow.
09:00 Outing plans The best workouts which benefit the helpers as well as the learners. – Power strokes with half the boat sitting the boat; half rowing. – Learn a new skill yourself (steering, bow seat, doing the calls, stroking, sweep on the other side). Use the outing for yourself and improving your rowing. Get the new rowers fit is a great goal for these outings.
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