Technique

Mar 7, 20232 min read

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...

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Mar 7, 20234 min read

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...

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May 3, 20172 min read

“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...

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Apr 17, 20171 min read

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.

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Apr 10, 20173 min read

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...

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Nov 15, 20155 min read

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...

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Sep 8, 20154 min read

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...

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Mar 1, 20142 min read

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...

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