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Space Saver Rowing Systems and Diarmuid Fehily present: THE WRAPTOR BALANCE What is it and what does it do? The Wraptor Balance is a floatation device which can fit to any of your boats and clips on and off with ease. It is used to train rowers in the art of balancing the boat, helping them maintain speed and direction. It’s light, durable, and it’s use spans all levels of rowing. What’s really special about this piece of equipment is it’s simplicity: Unbox the Wraptor Balance. Slide it onto the

Rowing is full of pain and strife, alongside passion and a lot of love. Sometimes athletes get lost in the struggles that rowing brings and getting them past that can be a challenge. So why not adapt your coaching to build fun into how you train your athletes? Here’s are 6 ways to bring enjoyment to your athletes while they train: Play some music while they train Music has been known to make people work better and quicker, while also creating the feeling of

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We identified 3 big challenges we know coaches face, and a few ways to tackle them.  The success of a coach is not only about their technical skills but also balancing their relationship with the athletes they coach. 1. Communication Why it’s important: Knowing how to communicate with your athletes means they will understand your instructions to improve, and your purpose in getting them to do each activity. It reduces time spent talking and explaining, while maximising time spent rowing. Communication isn’t

Mike Davenport is a great coach with a great blog, and a published author of rowing books. He's trying to help 1,000 coaches overcome their challenges. He recently sent out an email and survey for coaches like you - help him find out your challenges, and you can ask him any question that you've ever had about coaching - he'll find you the answer. This is a great survey to pass around your rowing club. It helps you understand what your coaches are

In preparation for next season, you need to finish this one with annual checks to rowing boats, to give yourself and your club time for changes and repairs. It’s a bit like servicing a car once a year! Step one, is to get a working bee going at the club. List all of the boats in the shed, and get a small team of people (minimum 2) to work together on each boat recording the following data points. Rigging & Boat Wear

If you're a coach who wants to excel at what you do, if you want to make your team go faster and perform better, RowingTalks is a conference not to be missed.  If you're not in Washington State this Saturday, January 26th, (or even on the same continent), don't despair.  You can watch the live stream of all the speakers, and submit questions via twitter - nothing will bring you closer to feeling actually there.   Speakers include: Bronze medalists from the

In preparation for all of the Christmas Pudding you'll be eating over the coming weeks, we'd like to offer you something for your health. Pack it in under your New Year's Resolutions and enjoy burning away all the food you pack on this week! Increasing your core strength will do wonders for you as a rower. We have two levels of core exercises for you. You'll begin with static exercises and work up to dynamic exercises - with helpful videos to

Mike Davenport, coach and writer, explores the idea of what makes a great coach in his latest blog post.  What's important, is that he takes the angle of starting a dialogue between coaches and boat club managers (you). Take a read of his blog post, below, and pass the article to the coaches in your club. Develop a clear idea of what defines a great coach for you, and start a conversation together. This will help everyone strive toward the

As a boat club manager, you can't count the number of hats you have to wear on two hands. Yours is a big job, and we're here to make it easier. One task that's important to the fluid development of your club, the effectiveness of your coaches, and the satisfaction of your club members, is supporting your coaches in their tasks of effectively teaching rowing and sculling with the use of drills and exercises. Rowperfect UK has put together an