Keep it Secret, Keep it Safe

(Well, keep it safe at least)  We talk a lot about keeping club members safe, but what about keeping yourclub safe?  Your club is filled with all kinds of valuables, from the rowing shells to the coxing equipment; you don\’t want anything to go missing.  Here are some suggestions of how

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Race like an Olympian (but Avoid the Injuries)

As we watch the Olympians tearing through the water in their races for Gold, we\’re naturally inspired to push ourselves, sometimes past our limits, in our own practices and races.  Inspiration is a great thing, but not if it leads to injury.  No matter the season it\’s smart to be

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Organizing a Crew of Athletes for your Rowing Club

Organising athletes can be a major job, and a major pain, but we\’re going to help make it a little bit easier for you. Structure is everything, and it all starts with a few simple lists. Setup a list using these keys concepts.  The Specifics Under \’Contact Me\’ you should outline

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Rowing Coach Tip on Crew Selection Using Ergo Scores

Comparing ergo scores of athletes whose body weights have a large variance is one of those difficult biannual tasks for coaches. Power vs. weight ratio is an important consideration in coaches\’ selection criteria for crews. A larger athlete is reasonably able to produce more power on a rowing machine. But when

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Free Electronic Logbook for Rowing

If you still use the \’classic\’ pen and paper to sign out boats at your rowing club, you\’re a bit behind the times. Why not make life a little easier for you and your members, a little more organised, and save a few trees while you\’re at it. We\’ve discovered

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Shell Condition Checklist

Regularly checking your rowing and sculling shells are, well, a hassle, but a necessity of rowing club management. But don\’t fret, we\’ve found you something that will make it a little bit easier. George D. Kirschbaum, Jr. – a coxswain and writer of many years has done one more favor for

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Cheat Sheet for Rigging Ratios – Shhhhh

Rigging isn\’t an art, it\’s a science. Today we\’re sharing a great website we found that lists tables giving the spread for oar length and inboard. It\’s all calculated for you, and included is the rough equation if you\’d like to do the work yourself. We suggest you print this

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Race Plans for Coaches

As a boat club manager you need to support every member of your club, this includes the coaches. Create a platform for sharing knowledge among coaches to help them excel at what they do, creating happy members, and a well stocked club. You can start by printing out the blog

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In Case of Emergency: Points for your Boat Club

Emergencies – the dreaded creeping potential of having numerous humans doing, well, just about anything together in a \”perfect storm\”. Couple it with water, weather, and large objects, and you have yourself a situation that can end up in any of a number of unpleasant ways (uh-oh!). As a boat

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