Sunday, August 2, 2009

Bulldog Rowing Camp Complete

The final week of Bulldog Rowing camp finished with a lot of rain but some very productive practices. I was working with a 2nd women's boat for the first half of the week and then combined with Coach Porter to run some practices for the top two even boats. The practices became very competitive, college-style, and efficient and I think it may have been slightly eye-opening for the coxswains but they did a tremendous job adjusting.

The main things we really worked on were front end leverage with the importance of bodies over, stabilizing the shell through good clearance off the water, connection to the water, and then as much aggression as possible. There were some stand out teaching moments based on situations we faced as a group.

Now it's back to the task at hand of hiring an assistant coach, closing on my home purchase tomorrow, and then finalizing plans for the upcoming season. Thanks for following!