As a college counseling firm, we do an awful lot of speaking with parents and junior rowers. When one peruses the online forums at places like college confidential we see one similar thread in the questions we often encounter. Namely: “how...

As a coxswain, I love winter training. Yes, you heard me correctly…I love winter training! The reason is because I see a lot of opportunity to get better. So, while stuck on land during the cold months, I have three recommendations...

In 2014, Boston University was one of two teams to have all 5 boats in the final at Eastern Sprints. The team has shown its depth and has now set its sights to winning the overall team point trophy at Sprints. Head Coach Thomas Bohrer, a two-time...

Over the Head of the Charles weekend, I substitute coached the Roman Catholic/Crescent boys crew. The crew is Roman Catholic slash Crescent because Roman Catholic high school only supports rowing during the spring semester. The remainder of the year...

This season, Luke Agnini takes over the reins of the Georgetown Heavyweights from rowing icon Tony Johnson. Agnini previously served as Cal’s Associate Head Men's Coach, working under Mike Teti. While with the Golden Bears, Agnini helped...

The Head of the Charles is a significant point in the rowing recruiting calendar for many programs regardless of whether they attend the regatta. It is by mid-October that college programs have commitment from a handful of top-level recruits and...

by Libby Peters Team culture is inarguably one of the most important elements of a successful rowing program. As a coach, it’s great to have a handful of super-talented, highly motivated athletes, but if those individuals...

Injury prevention requires three things: Preparation, Recovery, and Nutrition Karen Calara working on Julia Lonchar in preparation for Speed Order Finals. The following techniques come from Karen Calara, PT and...

AUSTIN - Many in the rowing world have long recognized the potential of the University of Texas Women. This season Dave O'Neill took the reins from Carie Graves, who launched UT rowing in 1998 and retired this summer. O'Neill, the former...

Fall racing is my favorite time of year. Instead of getting just five and a half minutes of racing, we get to race much longer distances. This allows us coxswains to use more calls where we really get to work strategy in a much more significant...

It’s been an interesting recruiting season for us at Sparks. We work with kids to help them identify what they connect with in the sport and establish how they would like to grow so they might determine a good selection in terms of...

Last season Kansas State was about a boat length away from their first NCAA berth, finishing 3 seconds behind Oklahoma at the Conference USA Championships in the V8+. Their 3th place showing left them just shy of qualifying. The Wildcats also took...