KNECHT CUP, COOPER RIVER, NEW JERSEY (April 13th, 2013)—The Penn State Crew Club was formed in 1994 by a group of students with one boat and a van, which transported both rower and equipment. Since its initial formation, the club has...

Out of the 340 Division I schools affiliated with the NCAA, the University of Tulsa has earned the exclusive title of being the institution in Division I athletics with the fewest students. Head Coach Kevin Harris of the women’s rowing team...

“As coaches our job is to educate, and the commitment to work is a lesson that will follow these athletes long after they graduate.” Jake Cornelius is a 2006 Stanford Alum, 2012 Olympic Rower, and recently completed his first year as...

Top coxswains are already really good at admitting their mistakes, asking for help, and accepting criticism. But the next step, the extra step that will make them indispensable for making crews faster, is the ability to apply what they know...

Everything you feel about criticism is wrong. It’s not that everything you know is wrong – you’ve probably heard some correct things before, just poorly worded and unconvincing. Precisely because that wording did not...

It’s a shame when coxswains collectively take a cue from bad leadership, and there’s one bad leadership habit that appears to show up in at least one coxswain on every rowing team. It goes something like this: “Because I am...

Once upon a time, a long time ago (but not long enough ago for it not to be embarrassing), I coxed a boat in a pretty close race with another boat. We lost the race by four seats, and it was entirely my fault. I don’t just mean it was...

Unless you are one very lucky coxswain, you have learned a sad truth about coxing: most of your coaches won’t (and can’t) teach you how to cox. They might be excellent people, great teachers, and (at least once upon a time) fast...

"A rising tide lifts all boats." –John F. Kennedy In his 26th year as the Wesleyan Men's head coach, Phil Carney has seen changes to the sport of rowing. "It has gotten bigger and faster! As a whole, the..

A long time ago, I stopped feeling surprised when Coach blamed things on me. Coxswains, you know exactly what I’m talking about. If something goes wrong, regardless of what it is, you’re getting yelled at. I’ve never found...

Coxswains Steer Straight by Using a Point A point is an object directly ahead of the boat that you aim at to keep the boat going in a straight line. In theory, this strategy works. There is a problem, though: The eight is a stern-coxed boat....

As we may know, coxswains never get coached. Even those coaches who think they are ‘coaching’ us are really just yelling at us and telling us what not to do. Rowers on the other hand are fortunate enough to get told what...