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I know this isn't erg-related but this is the best rowing chat site on the web so I thought it best to post my questions here. I'm coaching an adult competitive lightweight women's 4- and would like to ask the community's opinions on ideal drills to correct some faults. CATCH DRILLS: I'm using the R...

Thx LJ. They're teenage girls though so we don't want them doing weights just yet. Paul and Andy, I'll hold off from correcting technique through alternate means (seat lift, washers, etc.). I keep forgetting to bring a straw to practice but I do think that's about it, plus a few more square/feather ...

2k erg test in a selection camp when the head coach cranked our df up to 10, just seconds before the start. Fun times.

Good stuff. Thanks coaches. The last tip (circular rowing) sounds good but I'll have to make sure she doesn't take it too literally. We've done square-blade rowing and alternate square-then-feather rowing, but your replies make me realize I should just do more of it. I taped a straw to my stroke sea...

Hello fellow rowers and coaches, I'm coaching a 4+ and my 2-seat has consistently high blade height off the water. She's a smart rower, great athlete, takes coaching well. When I call her on it she raises her hands that extra half-inch and all is well, but when I don't she slips back to low hand hei...