Summary
"Rowing is a really frustrating sport, because basically you're doing the same motion over and over," says [Devin Fay]. That's especially true, he adds, "if you row at a mediocre level or an all-right level, and you do the same bad things every time." That's why he's pushing all his teams toward greater technical proficiency, and encouraging some, like the Heinz corporate team, to practice more than the usual once-a-week. "If you have a little more technique, and then start to pull hard and do other things, it's a lot easier. And more fun."
'It's a lot different than a lot of things I've ever done - mostly I've coached younger kids," says Fay. "I'd like to see the program get a little bigger, with a reputation as something that's really fun and gives you a good workout. Something that people can come down and do on the weekend and not have it be a hassle."See the full content of this document
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One for the Rowed
COOL, EARLY evening breezes sigh through the dense foliage on the shoreline, a hushed calm broken only by coach Laura Stack, who's sitting in a small motorboat, bawling at the top of her lungs. Several yards ...
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