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Author: Emma Overton

  1. Set up Custom Workouts on Your SpeedCoach

    Set up Custom Workouts on Your SpeedCoach You will need: A SpeedCoach GPS 2 with Training Pack To see which model SpeedCoach you have (model one or model two), turn it around and look at the back. The SpeedCoach GPS 2 will say "model 2" on the left side above the letters "FC"; the SpeedCoach GPS 1 will not... Read more...
  2. Coxswain Tips: Know Your Squad

    Your are the brain of the boat; the better connected you are to the rest of your crew, the better you’ll function as a single unit on the water... Read more...
  3. Using the EmPower Oarlock to Sync Catches in Team Boats

    We reached out to Matt Muffelman, coach of the 2017 Men's LW 4-, to see how he was using the Oarlocks in practice. His advice should be helpful to anyone looking to improve catch timing in team boats... Read more...
  4. Watts on Watts: Interval Training with Power

    On-the-water power meters became widely accessible to rowers with the launch of the EmPower Oarlock in late 2016; but now that we can get one, what do we do with it... Read more...
  5. The Greatest Eight?

    The Greatest Eight? The last major international regatta was FISA World Championships in Sarasota, FL at the end of September. It was so recent, some of the international rowers haven’t even gone home yet. Five of the six women who competed against each other in the 1x A-Final in Sarasota will be racing as boat mates in this year’s Great Eight at the Head of ... Read more...
  6. Customizing the Windows on Your SpeedCoach Screen

    The home screen on the SpeedCoach GPS II has four windows. The default settings for these windows are, from top left going clockwise, stroke rate, 500m split, elapsed time, and distance traveled... Read more...
  7. How to Use NK LiNK

    Your SpeedCoach GPS2 with Training Pack will connect to a computer or smart device through the NK LiNK computer or mobile app. LiNK is the SpeedCoach’s data transfer program It is also how you are able to update your unit as firmware updates and new features are released. You DO need the Training Pack version of the SpeedCoach in order to ... Read more...
  8. Finding the Boatmovers

    Finding the Boatmovers Until recently, the most accurate metric for on-the-water performance has been the 500-meter split. It makes sense: races are measured in time over distance, so why not measure practice pieces the same way? If the goal is to improve an athlete’s performance, a logical requirement is to be able to accurately measure that performance. The ... Read more...
  9. For Coaches: The Perfect Pre-Race Email

    For Coaches: The Perfect Pre-Race Email Hello Rowers! The Time is here. Time to show our competitors that we are faster since [last regatta]. Focus on your boats, row together and go out there and have fun... Read more...
  10. Critical Boat Handling Skills for Rowing in Current

    Critical Boat Handling Skills for Rowing in Current Launching from a Dock that is Parallel to the Current Launch into the current (i.e. with the bow of the boat pointing upriver) if at all possible. Get bow pair's blades on the water as soon as you can, especially the one closer to the dock. This might mean having bow seat or two seat draw their oar through the oarlock and push off the dock with ... Read more...

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