We got a request from Sergio Lima from The Sport Club de Natal in Brazil. He is very keen to enhance his club but it’s a charity and desperately short of money. He has asked Rowperfect to help him find a donor who would give them an ergo. If you can help, please get in […]
Following the discussion initiated by Rowperfect about British Club rowing is dying – can we stop the rot? We got a number of strong responses from clubs who echoed the problems and some who offered solutions. one is Royal Chester RC and their captain Michal V Palamarczuk gave us this exclusive interview. If you enjoy your […]
Do you require swim tests for adaptive rowers. If so would people be willing to share their criteria I will defer to Tara Morgan who coaches at Seize the Oar in Seattle to answer. https://www.rowperfect.co.uk/para-rowing-adaptive-rowing-coaching-resources/ Tara writes: Here’s our policy on Swim Tests: Athletes are always first treated as every other rower in our boathouse […]
What are the best Summer Rowing camps for 14 year olds worldwide? My daughter has 1 solid year rowing and top 10 provincial Erg scores. Some days the Rowperfect mailbag comes in with the BEST questions. I particularly like new challenges where we have not previously written on the topic. Aimee’s question was one of […]
We have had a range of responses from club leaders around the country – reporting a range of diverse local situations which have an impact on the changing headcount of club active rowers. The orginal articles here and here. From the North West I can draw a similarity to what could be a problem. As you […]
Clearly the debate on our article by Richard Philips about the Death of Club Rowing in UK resonates around the world. From Australia we got this response by Stuart Harrison from South Australia. Interesting article from Richard. We have a similar problem here. A group of ‘chosen’ beginner non rowers who have the best boats, […]
A guest post by Richard Philips, London Rowing Club. Photo credit: odt.co.nz Whilst sitting in the sun on a training camp I have put together some thoughts about the state of the sport that, for better or worse, has become part of my life. They are my personal thoughts and do not reflect any official […]
Time to sharpen up your oars Not only does it look cool, it also gives parents and other spectators on the sidelines a chance to actually know what boat they are looking at coming down the race course! We’ll look at all the steps of doing basic oar paint jobs, and talk about some alternatives […]
A guest post by Bob Greatorex: I can add little to the extensive literature available on training techniques so will address areas less often discussed. I find analogies useful and advise crews to break challenges down into component parts. I call it the ‘Brick Wall Analogy’. Lay one brick at a time. If each brick […]
Thanks for coming here and reading the Rowperfect newsletter and blog. We are now established as the premier rowing education website. Yet we need to respond to the needs of clubs, coaches and athletes. Please can you help us with answers? Send them to us About your rowing club’s education needs Do clubs take […]
