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Eskild Ebbesen Multiple Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist explains what it takes.

Eskild Ebbesen won a truckload of gold medals, including Olympic gold medals. We are fortunate to find a lecture in English of his. It is a true gem to watch.

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Don’t Let Your Rowing Dreams Get Stuck in the Mud

High school rowers are taught all over the country by coaches who don’t have elite experience, or an elite coaching tree.  They are energetic, well-meaning and inspire confidence, but they do not produce Top 10 rowing recruits every year, or for many – they never have produced a Top 10 rowing recruit.  So, they are teaching their students to row like the driver who made that inefficient line around the track.  The problem is the longer you wait to learn the correct way to row, which will maximize your potential, the harder those ruts become and it is difficult to maintain elite form when you become tired in the race for gold, or the 2k time to be recruited to the college of your dreams.

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Knee issues in rowing?

Knee issues in rowing, is that possible? Sadly the answer is yes. Injuries and chronic aches are completely preventable.   The cause of aching knees is the lack of attention to detail when it comes to coaching rowers.  Rowing is known for its low impact on joints, so why do rowers get problems with their knees? Thanks to the Elite Rowing Coaches who taught me, I have successfully avoided rowing injuries. If you are a rower or a parent who is at a loss in finding solutions, then take a look at the STROKE coaching package.  

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Elite Coaching Communication and Dynamic Learning

Here is a short blog entry about Elite Coaching Communication.  Rowing in college was my dream.  I fulfilled my dream thanks to the amazing coaching I received when I was a high school rower.  As luck had it, I had an Elite Rowing Coach at my club in France, and another in Switzerland. Both understood what it took physically, technically, and mentally, to bring me to the top.  Today, I teach my students what I learned from my Elite Coaches and how I put it into practice as a competitor.  If you click on this link you will learn about my Elite Coaching...

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