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Published 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello again Reader
Sickness and injury in your squad are a common frustration among masters coaches. Any time off training is a step away from the water and progress. So when I saw that British Rowing had built a decision flow chart which helps guide the athlete's answer to the question "Am I Fit to Train Today?" I thought you'd like to use it too.
Click the image to download. [Note: GP means Family Doctor.]
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We discussed limiting beliefs in the Mastermind group recently. These are ways that athletes' state of mind restricts them from progress towards their full potential. After the call finished, I was able to locate this very helpful worksheet developed by UC Davis.
It asks questions like
How does holding this limiting belief serve or benefit you?
What would you predict for yourself if you no longer held this belief?
Have a think about when you last invested in yourself? Time away from coaching is not necessarily unproductive.
Rebecca
Mastermind topic
In our February coach mastermind we plan on tackling year planning for your club. The list of issues / themes below will bookend our discussion. The plan is to find alternative paths around these issues, all the while building a club of people that love to row.
Topics we anticipate covering:-
Managing competing groups' needs and preferences
De-conflicting equipment requests
Public outreach and learn-to-rows for recruiting and expanding opportunities for members to try different types of rowing [coastal, sweep, single sculling]
Balancing perceptions - some rowers believe the Club has paid way too much attention to the racing group, with an over-emphasis on the Head of the Charles. "We spend a ton of money sending 7 people to Boston; for a club of 100 people to support just those few is unfair!"
At the same time, others say there isn't enough commitment to building a first-class racing team: "We're not investing enough to get the best equipment to train properly!"
And looking after the middle majority who just want to row, get better at it, and have fun doing it.
We would love you to join us and share your insights - we know there are a range of possible answers and getting more participants will help us all find ways forward.
Get in touch if you'd like a coupon code to join the group for this important discussion on Tuesday 11th February 2025.
When I was child there was a BBC radio show called "Listen with Mother" in which the opening line each week was "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin...". The rowing seat is designed to facilitate getting into the rowing stroke postures.
Rowing boats are not really built for comfort. Most of us know that we've had to work hard to adjust our athletes' bodily mobility and flexibility in order to get them comfortable sitting on a hard seat as they row.
The main thing masters find hard to do is the pelvic tilt which enables the forward and backwards movement through the rowing stroke. This video by Marlene Royle (co-founder of Faster Masters Rowing) may help you and your athletes to
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