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Coxing Experience Advisory Standards
Coxing advisory standards are meant to support coxswains and their parents in managing their expectations as they pursue the recruiting process. Coxswains are recruited on a number of factors. It is possible for a coxswain of lesser...
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The Significance of Roster Retention & Performance
A Word on Causation and Correlation Correlation need not imply causation. Chances are, you’ve heard this expression before, especially if you’ve ever taken an introductory statistics class. This cliché, unlike many...
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The Significance of Coaching Experience in College Rowing Performance
Steve Gladstone reads a newpaper at the Henley Royal Regatta. Photo Credit: Betsy Carothers On October 23rd, Sparks Consulting published the first in a series of articles examining the link between various factors and college rowing team...
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The Significance of International Recruiting in Rowing
It is no secret that top collegiate rowing teams like to recruit internationally. By broadening the pool of recruited athletes, teams can theoretically achieve greater roster depth, more effective internal competition, and ultimately more...
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