Insider Rowing

I want to put a plug in for a cool new resource, Coach2.org, which provides free teleconference seminars once per month on crew coaching. File this one under continuing education. Dan McNair, an assistant coach for Georgia Tech, put this thing together, and I think it’s a fantastic idea. FINALLY some free and up-to-the-minute stuff […]

With my recent emphasis on biomechanics and power application, there are a couple of good documents that I refer back to in order to maintain my vision of good rowing. The first four of these are absolutely free and downloadable, and I would recommend them for any coaches or rowers who are interested in […]

Anyone read, listen to, or watch Tony Robbins? I just discovered him and started his reading his book, Awaken the Giant Within. So far, so good. After I burn through all 544 pages I’ll do a book review. Robbins, considered the father of the life coaching industry, seems to offer a great system for personal […]

Against School really blew me away the first time I read it in the September 2003 issue of Harpers. I can’t remember if my pal Mark lent it to me, or if I picked it up in my friend’s bathroom, but I’ll never forget how it completely shifted my perspective on schooling, and in particular, […]

I really liked the article about rowing at the University of Virginia by Ed Miller in the May 26 edition of the Virginian-Pilot. The author goes fairly deep and gives you more than the same-old same-old about rowers getting up at the crack of dawn for the love of the sport. Mr. Miller gives you […]

Best Advice
Okay, so let’s say you’re an upcoming senior, you row, and you want to row in college. My first and most important piece of advice is always the same: choose a school based on the ACADEMICS first and rowing second. Why? Well it’s pretty simple. None of us will end up making a living […]