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You've done the race. What happened? How to decide what could be improved. And what to do about it. Timestamps 03:00 What we can do to improve our head race performance, Race review - what happened in the race. Look beyond just the race course. Consider the 24 hours beforehand, what you did well to prepare for the race. 10 things you did really well so you can repeat that in another competition. W...

The final parts of your head race preparation including essential pre-planning in advance of race day. Tapering, travel and using borrowed boats. Timestamps 02:00 Tapering The training program volume is reduced so you are rested and ready to race. Faster Masters Rowing programs always include the taper. It may feel weird because you're doing much less training and you are less active than normal....

It's head racing season. Staying focused on the power and technique during a race. What are the best race plan calls to manage fade. Timestamps 01:00 Train for fatigue and fade Everyone needs this focus - you will get tired during a race. Working with crews who haven't practiced together (throw-together crews). Discussed in Coach Mastermind Group Understand the language - have a common understandi...

Watch expert coach and serial HOCR winner, Jim Dietz explain how to position your boat for every turn, bridge and hazard on the Charles River course. This is a re-play of a video recorded in 2021. Want easy live streams like this? Instant broadcasts to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. Faster Masters uses StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5694205242376192

With Kim Degutis (Riverside Boat Club, Cambridge MA) and Heather Franklin (Orlando Rowing, East Arm Rowing, NY). Timestamps 02:30 Coxing a four compared to an eight. Heather - coxing a four (front loader) you can't see behind you. My bow seat is an extra pair of eyes stroke telling me if a boat is coming up behind and stroke seat communicates with other crews. It's great for picking a point beware...

How do you manage pain? In rowing there's the sport and there are injuries. Blaž talks about how to manage pain. He's a masters rower and physiotherapist in Slovenia. Injuries - what you can do without a medical person to assist. Timestamps 02:30 The ABC of pain - how to help yourself manage pain. Everyone has a "medicine box" inside your body which you can use including many modalities. - Pain mi...

Head race challenges - how to deal with things like turning buoys, wind and waves, and staying warm at the start marshalling. Something unexpected always happens in head races - caused by you or external factors. Timestamps 01:00 Your experience base is what will serve you well in dealing with challenges. 02:00 Challenges -expect the unexpected. anything can happen. Get accustomed to rowing with m...

Race plans - overtaking and being overtaken. 00:30 Coach masterclass discussion zoom was about running masters learn to row classes. We learned the diversity of situation and how people problem-solve for their own clubs https://fastermastersrowing.com/member-register/coach-mastermind/ 02:30 Race plans Free ebook - the Ultimate Guide to Head Racing sign up to get your copy https://fastermastersrowi...

How to select the right races for your head racing season. Ways to build up to the big race event. Improving race plans and race execution. Timestamps 01:00 The big event is your focus. It's easy to choose the big event. But the season starts with smaller events. If you are new to head racing choose local events you can do in a day trip. Choose those with uncomplicated courses and reliable water....

Volker Fritz talks about ways to teach (and learn) how to row and race a coastal rowing boat. Timestamps 01:00 Volker's background in touring and coastal rowing. The big coastal rowing countries are France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Germany and UK are getting going more recently. 02:00 touring boats are 10 meters long and are stable and wider. Coastal boats are more suited to the ocean with a thi...

Get confident steering your coxless boat for long distance racing. Timestamps 02:00 Going straight This is the first lesson because if you can't go straight it really affects your steering. Consider your strength imbalances if you have been a long term sweep rower moving to sculling. Equalise your arcs by watching and listening for these three things - Entry timing - Release timing • Pressure If y...

Racing equivalence for masters depends on using time handicaps. Does this work well? Can it be improved? What would you change? Timestamps 02:00 What are handicaps? Welcome our guest, Christopher Anton, a World Rowing multi-lane umpire. Handicaps were introduced 1980-1990s to try and level the playing field for crews of different age. There are tables which are standard times - based on regatta di...

Rowing your first 2- or 1x race, side by side - What to do - What to expect - Recovering from mistakes Timestamps 00:30 Why do people learn to row? At the start, few want to race. 02:00 Your first race. You may feel "on stage" at a race and there are eyes on you. The outcome doesn't matter. It's personal 04:00 Learning in small boats 1x and 2- . The boat is your coach it gives you feedback - you w...

Sometimes athletes get very, very tired. Today we will talk about recovering from exhaustion and the power of napping. Timestamps 01:00 Is it under recovery or over training? Mike Spraklen described it as under-recovery. Marlene prefers this term because it affects your ability to train. You don't have to be fully recovered to train effectively. You feel on "high alert" all the time. 04:00 Six cau...

The benefits of drills and ways to improve your rowing boat skills. 02:00 Skills in the boat. You have to spend time in the boat to acquire skills. What is your available time for practicing? Choose frequency over long outings. If your crew practices 3 times a week, can you add in a short single sculling outing alone to develop your skills? - Establish patterns - Body sequence - Blade work - Power...

Join Volker Nolte as he talks about his latest book - Rowing Science. https://amzn.to/3QhyHSE Timestamps 01:00 Volker has written two editions of the Rowing Faster book and now a third! This is part of the Rowing Science book series published by Sport Kinetics. 03:00 Volker has brought a group of experts together to write different chapters in the book with him editing it. He thinks it is much bet...

Tim is the club coach for Monmouth Rowing Club who won the Victor Ludorum Prize at the 2023 British Masters Rowing Championships. We discuss his methods, what the club is like and how to replicate success. Interview Tim Male Rowing Coach 04:00 Monmouth Rowing Club - the town rowing club draws people from around 20 miles away to join. 05:30 The club had talented individuals but rowed in small group...

Join Monmouth Rowing Club's Tim Male as he talks about his season with the club and how they won the Victor Ludorum £1000 prize. Timestamps 02:00 Interview Tim Male 04:00 Monmouth Rowing Club - the town rowing club draws people from around 20 miles away to join. 05:30 The club had talented individuals but rowed in small groups. Focus on private projects. Fragmented. Big projects require co-ordinat...

- What to look for in a rowing boat, how to assess wear and tear and what can (and cannot) be repaired. Holes flagged out Hairline cracks on riggers Speak to Boatbuilder 01:30 What to look for in a rowing boat? Right size for your body weight is the number one consideration. Then check our podcast last week on buying a new boat - the same issues apply. What is your budget? 03:00 Height of deck rel...

Exciting times - how to find the boat that's right for you. Top items to check from budget to accessories. PLUS bonus - how to test a boat on the water. Timestamps 01:15 Buying brand new - start with your rowing plans? What will you use it for? - Recreation - High performance shell - Racing or not racing - Your water - flat or rough open water? 03:00 Boat size for your weight. You should choose a...

Selma is a rower and coach from Iran now based in USA. She's a multiple Asian medalist, experienced Junior coach (former national Iran rowing team Junior Head Coach). Soulmas uses Selma as a nickname. She is mentored by Paul Thompson (Rowing Australia). 01:00 A sporty childhood with her Father who was a wrestler. She competed for Iran in slalom kayak first and then later in rowing. 02:00 she had a...

Boats break, crews crash but it's not always terminal. What you can do to maintain rowing boats yourselves, keep costs low and how to find good rowing boat repairers. Timestamps 02:00 Rowing Boat damage - goal is to minimise. Causes of boat damage. - Handling the boat in/out of the boathouse. - Steering and not paying attention to where you're going - Colliding coming into a dock incorrectly - wea...

18:30 Racing is happening - do you need to improve your steering before the big day? Join us Timestamps 01:30 Steering a buoyed course - there are hazards you must overcome. Kim Brennan's Rio Olympics final - she gets moved by wind and her oar goes over the buoy line. It could have cost her the gold medal. 04:15 Notice you are off course You have to be able to go straight off the start - practice...

Learn from each event you do so that you can personalise your pre-race preparation. Timestamps 01:00 Pre-race checklists - how to prepare before the regatta and how to improve through the season. Ritual of things to do to get ready for competition. One day before, get everything you need together. Add elements of structure by packing and folding your clothes. 03:00 Do repairs to equipment / adjust...

Nobody wants to look like a lump clumbering around. So what's the best way to get into a single? And how can you adapt that if your mobility isn't what it once was? Timestamps 01:00 Single sculls - how to feel safe getting in and out. 02:45 The basic method demonstrated Nathan Benderson Park - How to: 3 ways to board a rowing scull https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C...