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Basic Rowing Commands
Sculling Coxswain's JOB DESCRIPTION To keep everyone safe. To protect the boats (especially wooden boats). To be aware of ferries (know...
Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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Basic Rowing Terms
Rat Island Rowing & Sculling Club 1. Blade: The flat end of the oar. 2. Bow: The forward section of the boat. Also used to refer to the...
Francine Rose
Mar 7, 20234 min read
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“The Moriarty Effect”
Stan Pocock Way Enough p. 162-165 I couldn't go along with that style.[pause in the bow, rush up, snatch and grab] …For one, I wanted my...
Francine Rose
May 3, 20172 min read
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Videos – The Thames Waterman Stroke and Pocock Stroke
Berlin 1936 Raw Footage from Lenville ODonnell on Vimeo. UW Rowing Practice For 1940 Games (1939) from Lenville ODonnell on Vimeo.
Francine Rose
Apr 17, 20171 min read
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DIY Film your own technique
I saw this video on YouTube and thought what a great coaching tool! Shows your catch and release and all the stuff you’re doing right or...
Francine Rose
Apr 10, 20173 min read
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Jane’s “Frank” talk – Our class notes..
Jane was lucky enough to study under LWRC’s Hall of Fame coach Frank Cunningham – and last Friday we were lucky enough to have her share...
Francine Rose
Nov 15, 20155 min read
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Stan on “the stroke”
High rates and hard pulling, when combined with bad rowing, do not make a boat go fast. – Stan Pocock Way Enough p.239 There is so much...
Francine Rose
Sep 8, 20154 min read
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Rowing Technique
Jim Buckley – The rowing style taught by Frank Cunningham and Stan Pocock is characterized by a catch in which the legs drive the...
Jim Buckley
Mar 1, 20142 min read
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