Balance – The Rowing Playbook

Rusties

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:55:11 +0000

Take a full stroke, but pause at bodies over on the recovery. From here reverse direction back to the finish, then complete the recovery all the way to the catch and repeat. The blades should be off the water throughout all of the extended recovery, challenging the rowers to stay balanced. This also emphasizes rhythm and moving together.

Note

Named after Australian coach Rusty Robertson

Cut the Cake

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:53:55 +0000

Take a full stroke, but at bodies over on the recovery, reverse direction back to the finish, then complete the recovery all the way to the catch and repeat. The blades should be off the water throughout all of the extended recovery, challenging the rowers to stay balanced. This also emphasizes rhythm and moving together.

Catch Stability

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:10:11 +0000

Sit on an erg at the catch, but not holding the erg handle. Instead, for sculling boats, hold a one-pound weight in each hand in a sculling catch position. (For sweep boats, could try the same with either the same weights or some sort of short, light bar.) Play with slight leg movement from the catch back to three-quarters slide, focusing on good, stable posture. Do this for three minutes, then take a three-minute break, then repeat.