Tag Archives: Mike Davenport

43 Things to do before the new race season

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Spring

TweetNew in the Rowperfect shop, an e-book designed for every club who has been off the water during the Christmas holidays and needs to get ready for spring time rowing. 43 Things to Do before the new Rowing Season. Written … Continue reading →

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How to set your rowing season goals and targets

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Rebecca Caroe

In this brief video Mike reviews 3 simple steps that will enable you to set your crew’s goals and targets for this season. Continue reading →

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What is the #1 thing you check on equipment before racing?

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Rebecca Caroe

Mike Davenport of MaxRigging has done a video interview with coaches Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Nuts & Bolts Guide to Rigging

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Rebecca Caroe

I was following a coaching course run by the Dutch National Olympic Committee. For this course I was searching for information about rigging. In this quest I stumbled over this book written by Mike Davenport. Continue reading →

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How Fast Are You: Part 3 – How Fast Is Your Program?

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetWay back when it was believed that if you wanted to go fast you had to have a big engine. That is until we read about Joe Kittinger. US Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger didn't have a big engine when … Continue reading →

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How Fast Are You: Part 2 – How Fast Do You Change?

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetChange.CHANGE.CHANGE! Over the past few years that little, six-letter word has become firmly entrenched in our English language. Hardly an hour can pass without seeing it, hearing it, or discussing it. It is a powerful word. It is a simple … Continue reading →

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How fast are you: Part 1

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Rebecca Caroe

TweetA while ago my young son asked me what I wanted for my birthday. Point-blank I told him I want "SPEED!" Lots of speed. A big package of speed . . . as much speed as he could possibly find. … Continue reading →