Coaches' Corner

Here you'll find a collection of our articles dedicated to coaching, from both technical and physiological standpoints, as well as our thoughts on best practice. The articles are arranged into three categories–methodology, technique and indoor training. Click on the title of the article below to read it in full. This page will continue to be updated as we add new relevant articles to RR.

Also below, we've included links to our 'Great Ones' series, which provides insights into what it takes to become the best athlete and/or coach you can be.

Methodology:
Coaches' Corner: Keep It Simple
Coaches' Corner: Getting Your Groove Back
Coaches' Corner: Sweat the Small Stuff
How to Handle Volume, Part 2: Intelligently Sculpting Your Aerobic Base
Coaches' Corner – How to Handle Volume, Part 1: Avoid 'Junk Mileage' to Maximize Gains
Coaches' Corner: Setting Goals, Part 2
Coaches' Corner: Setting Goals, Part 1
Coaches' Corner: The Importance of Recognizing Hard Work, Across All Sports
Coaches' Corner: Learning the Difference between Pain and Injury
Coaches' Corner: Avoiding Burnout 
Coaches' Corner: Is it best to be even-keeled? 
Coaches' Corner: Setting the Standard, and Building Mental Toughness
Coaches' Corner: How to set your athletes up for success, physically and mentally
Coaches' Corner: Managing Team Dynamics
Coaches' Corner: Autumn Racing and Peak Performance, Workout Structure
Coaches' Corner: How to Manage Offseason Training and Fall Fitness
The Dogma of Rowing: When Tradition Competes with Reason
What Attributes Make a Great Coach?

Technique:
Coaches' Corner: Swing
Coaches' Corner: Finish and Release
Will it make the boat go faster? Drew Ginn breaks down his approach to rowing technique

Coxswain Resources:
Charles Chat: Tips on Taking the Right Course from Five-Time Champion Leigh Heyman [coxswain's guide to racing the Head Of The Charles]
Head Racing: The Coxswain's Perspective, with Phelan Hill of Team GB
Video of the Week: Inside Dartmouth's Lightweight Eight at Sprints [2011]
Also, take a look at Oxford Brookes' coxswain Rory Copus' blog, The Coxswain Perspective:
http://coxperspective.blogspot.com/

Cross-Training: 
RR Answers Your Training Questions: Running and Rowing

Indoor:
The Erg and Injury: A Response
Winter Training: How to Tackle Your 2k
Winter Workouts: Why do Rowers Fear the Erg?

'Great Ones' Series:
Six Part Series: What Makes the Great Ones Great? (Introduction and outline)
What Makes the Great Ones Great? Part 1: Confidence
Great Ones, Part 2: Clutch Performers
Great Ones, Part 3: Focus and Drive
Great Ones, Part 4: Nature versus Nurture
Great Ones, Part 5: Consistency
Great Ones, Part 6: Opportunity Knocks