What are your considerations for selecting the crews and getting the right people into the right seats?
03:20 This Past Week - what we do to advocate for masters rowing.
What does each crew need? Stroke, bow, designated caller and the 2 seat is your thinker
Where to sit a newcomer in a rowing boat crew.
16:00 Type of practice
Select crews depending on the workout plan
Do race lineups for key races and for practices.
What are your priorities over the season?
You won't peak for every regatta
Select your boatings / events which will be priority
Diverse crews when a long way from the peak event.
Do split sessions with 2 crew lineups in one practice.
24:00 Be practical about groups of 2 and 4 athletes.
Group people into 4s and then split them into two doubles. This makes the day structure easier to consider.
28:00 Heats / reps / semifinal and final all in one day is a lot of races
Or are you racing straight finals / divisions?
Know the likely number of races for each event
31:00 Picking crews - loaded /stacked boats we want to race
I don't advocate picking events based on "weak entries". Race your strongest crew in the events you want to do.
34:00 As a team boat rower - challenge yourself in a new crew or in a 1x -think of it as a new experience in your rowing life.
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