The Irish National Rowing Championship is soon approaching (July, 2026), and a term that is gaining traction or growth over the last few years is supercomp. Traditionally supercomp has been a 2 week (sometimes longer) period of very hard training…
Kenny has done it again! This weekend Kenny set a world record in the 1 minute rowing erg race with a split of 1:20.3 in the men’s light weight 50-55 year old category. Only a week earlier Kenny set the…
This year was busy and full of excitement with very good results for my clients. From building great relationships to establishing new connections and the overall growth of my business, there is much to be grateful for in 2025. So…
Lately something that has been grinding my geers more and more is this pause-finish during normal rowing in river boat-shells. More and more videos online are showing crews using this pause. I would love to know a coach’s justification for…
Now that rowing beach sprints have been added to the Olympics for 2028, the interest and demand for beach sprints has grown. Naturally, athletes see an avenue to Olympic glory in 2028. The same rowers might be just missing out…
Recently I was working with a number of coaches on a level 1 coaching course for Rowing Ireland. The task at hand was for the coaches to identify technique errors in videos of rowers of different abilities and age categories.…
With the advancements in boat production for river and coastal rowing boats, prices have gone up. A brand new eight could go for between 50,000.00 and 80,000.00 depenidng on who makes it, and what add-ons/features you get. With clubs trying…
It’s about two weeks after the national championship of Ireland in rowing at the time of writing this. Since the programming and coaching demands have decreased, there is more time to fit my own training into the schedule. Yesterday I…
This past weekend saw a number of my clients racing well at the National Rowing Championship. The event took place at Rowing Ireland’s National Rowing Centre in Farran, Co. Cork. With temperatures soring into the high twenties for Friday and…
Ever wondered how much weight a junior rower lifts in one year or one rowing season? With the advances in gym technology, and athlete management software becoming more popular, its easier to get a better idea of how much juniors…