I've been looking forward to this sight. Two freshman 8s for Central on the water. Though this was our last day on the water for the fall, I'll be referring to today throughout the winter. Successful crews have competition at practice. Successful crews have lots of novices to keep the momentum of past years moving forward.As we start winter training, I'm in a very hopeful mood. I see the makings of a good class of guys. They get along well and pull hard. As can be seen in this photo and the others I've uploaded to the album, there are technical issues aplenty to correct. Somehow, that is comforting to me. If there was a lack of courage or belief in themselves, I would be concerned. If they were apathetic about practice or didn't enjoy the sport, I'd be concerned. If they didn't pull hard, I'd be angry. Endurance, pain tolerance and technical issues can be improved.
As Ron White once said, "You can't fix stupid." I'll extend that remark to "You can't fix yellow." These boys are smart and have courage. That's a great place to start the winter.
Categories: Rowing, Photo, CC, Teamwork
3 comments:
Hey Jay, long time no see. Guess what? Washington University crew is looking for an assistant coach. It's colllleeeeeegggge. No more TRRA! Dedicated team. Not bad either. Interested? I'm pretty sure WashU crew would be unstoppable if you came. Pleaaaaaase.
We aren't moving to St. Louis either, sorry Kirk.
Hey coach, thanks for the concern about the back. I decided to take it easy for the rest of the month, and I'll be back on the water (or ergs, wherever our coach decides) on Monday. Good luck going into winter training, Lord knows that's the only thing that's going to make fast crews in the spring.
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