Rowing Tips
Caitlin McClain has sent along this newletter from Cummins Chiroproactic full of useful rowing tips. Thanks for sharing, Caitlin!New Start Procedures
by Chris LangThe Start Procedure has been changed – hands are not recognized and the Countdown Start has been eliminated. So what does this mean? It is now incumbent upon crews to be prepared for this change prior to race day. The following are suggestions from the NW Referees for managing the change with your crews.
- Practice racing starts using the full commands.
- “Green Lake…Rose City…Lake Union…Everett…Sammamish…Ashland…Attention…Go”
- While calling out the commands have the crew scull the shell to keep point
- When the 4th or 5th crew name is called have the rowers stop sculling and sit ready for the start
- “Quick Start…Attention…Go”
- The Starter will check the crews to see if they have finished sculling for point and are sitting ready for the start prior to giving the commands
- “Green Lake…Rose City…Lake Union…Everett…Sammamish…Ashland…Attention…Go”
- Practice sculling for point
- To move the bow sideways and not forward the blade has to be next to the hull and the rower takes small pick strokes.
- “Two take bow’s oar” (three seat should hold two’s oar)
- Two seat should have bow’s oar blade next to the hull and take small, pick strokes
- “Three take two’s oar” (four seat should hold three’s oar)
- Three seat should have two’s oar blade next to the hull and take small, pick strokes
- “Two take bow’s oar” (three seat should hold two’s oar)
- To move the bow sideways and not forward the blade has to be next to the hull and the rower takes small pick strokes.
- Aligning – Stake boats
- Practice having the crews back to the coach’s launch
- Someone in the launch holds on to the stern while the coxswain directs the crew to scull for point
- Have one member of the crew tasked to watch for the aligners flag to be raised
- Aligning – Floating Starts
- Where there is room behind the Start crews will be directed to line up together and row up together so all shells row up evenly
- Coxswains need to look over at the other crews and make sure they are EVEN rowing up and adjust pressure accordingly
- Coxswains need to look down the course as they row to the starting line and make adjustments so that they are pointed down the course in their assigned lanes
- The crews will be directed to stop rowing by the aligner, the crew should be sitting ready for the start and a member of the crew should be looking for the aligners flag
- Where there is room behind the Start crews will be directed to line up together and row up together so all shells row up evenly
NWRC Documents
The bylaws of the Northwest Rowing Council and minutes of recent meetings are linked to the NWRC page. Please take a look at them. According to the new By-Laws, organizations not present at the meeting have 48 hours after the minutes are posted to vote on any motions made at the meeting.
UW Traffic Pattern
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In hopes of keeping the waterways near the University of Washington safe under the increasing stress of more and more rowers, the coaches are posting this map of UW traffic patterns. This plan has been in practice for over 30 years.All eight of the Husky practice squads will be accompanied by safety launches.
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