General - Look-around drill (coxless)

	General - Looking around drill (coxless)
Drill:	Have the (bow) rower look around every other stroke, alternating over the left and right shoulder. Immediately after the catch, the head is turned sideways and the rower checks the (distance to the) bank. In the second part of the drive phase, the torso rotates, and at the finish/release, the rower looks fully behind them. Practice this by looking around every stroke, alternating between the right and left shoulder. The key here is not just turning the head, but actively processing the surroundings. There should be no pause in the stroke movement. This drill can also be performed by all rowers in a crew boat, with everyone looking around (in turn).
Type:	Motor skill drill by Jeroen Brinkman.
Goal:	Learn to look around effortlessly over both shoulders in coxless boats without stopping the motion.
Focus:	It is important that the (bow) rower does not just look to check if something is coming, but looks around to build a mental map of what lies behind them and ahead of the bow. Every time the rower looks around, this mental map is updated. The hands/handles must keep moving continuously during looking around, just as in a regular stroke. This is described in detail here: Checking the course

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