Choose solution

Once you have figured out which rowing mistake gets your attention, it is important to choose a solution. For choosing the most effective intervention, it is important to achieve maximum efficiency within the time available. This is why a good coach/instructor very consciously chooses the means and method for his approach. Because in general, it can be said that the worst way to teach a rower to row is to always instruct him in the same boat, in the same team and in the same line-up. This is why a good coach/instructor very consciously chooses the means and method for his approach. Because in general, it can be said that the worst way to teach a rower to row is to always instruct him in the same boat, in the same team and in the same line-up.

A special form of intervention is making a video and showing it to the rowers after the training. The easiest way to make such a video is pontoon with your smartphone or camera, have the crew row past the pontoon and then film 8-10 seconds or 4-5 strokes. Make sure all blades are always in view. When you play this video repetitively, you have plenty of time to give feedback.

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Means

Where is the best place to tackle mistake in a Rowing bin on a Rowing machine or the boat ? Does the association have a  Rowing bin or just  Rowing machines? And if the boat is the best, which boat is preferable for the mistake?

Means: bin/rowing machine/boat (which one?)

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Approach

Which approach is most beneficial to the rower?

The Classical approach: where the rower is told or asked what to do. The principle here is that the coach/instructor teaches the rower how to row.

Cybernetic (modern) approach: the name says it all – assumes that the feedback of the boat is sufficient to learn the rowing motion. Theprinciple here, then, is that the boat teaches the rower how to row. Boats with the most feedback are racing shells with as few rowers as possible (coxless pair and single scull).

The Motor (modern) approach: The principle here is that the exercise teaches the rower how to row. In motor coaching, the coach/instructor does not make the rower translate a given command into the muscle movement, but provides maximum support. Read more about motor coaching.

Approach: classic/cybernetic/motor

It goes without saying that a combination of these approaches – and more so a conscious choice of the one most effective for the situation – gives the greatest return.

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	Choose mistake
	Provide solution