The three stages of masters rowing and a checklist of the skills learned in each stage – Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.
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01:00 What will happen next for me?
When learning to row you move up through experience and grades.
Beginners – learning to row and getting familiarity with the boathouse, equipment and people. Be open to different frequencies showing up and learning styles. Progress is varied based on how much practice they do.
02:40 Clubs miss opportunities with intermediate rowers.
Intermediate – often very keen to assist and engage with running the learner group. Include them in the learner program so they’re included as tutors / helpers. Challenge them to try something new like being in stroke seat, small boats, toe steering or doing the calls for the crew. New horizons make rowing more fun and challenging.
04:00 Advanced
The number of athletes is quite low – but does your coaching accommodate their needs? These people need specific training if they are racing – a program which builds up to a peak performance at key regattas. A coach needs to understand racing skills, periodisation for the program, how to read a race and respond. Long distance racing needs include steering, overtaking tactics, varied race rate and pace.
06:00 Rowing Skills Checklist
The major stages of learning to row. This is a summary checklist – you can get a more detailed one if you join the Coach Mastermind Group – customise this to suit your waterway and local safety practices.
Beginner skills – follow traffic navigation, emergency stop, turning on the spot and backing down.
Intermediate skills – bladework skills, stroking and following in a crew, consistent rate / pressure. De rigging a boat, loading a trailer and do oar gearing adjustment. Diagnose faults and suggest drills to improve.
Advanced skills – Add to the above lists – safety in weather/wind; launch in rough water, row square blades at firm pressure, catch start pick drill, using a pitch gauge to rig, measure span/spread and do a trailer loading diagram, confident coaching inside the boat – peer-to-peer coaching.
Know where your skills are now and where you want to go next. Download the summary skills checklist.
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