Also confirming, in case I have weird coaches who call it strange names (or your coach).
Catch: Front of the slide, when knees are bent and the rower has or is about to place the blade in
Finish: End of the drive phase, when legs are straight and arms bent, and the blade is out or about to come out of the water
Sweeping: One blade per rower
Skulling/Sculling: Two blades per rower
Tips:
Always be yourself, you shouldn't have to feel like an entirely new person as soon as you're at rowing.
But in saying that, especially at school level, remember that you can't always be best buddies with everyone. Sometimes this really sucks if you have a friend in the crew, but that's part of the job!!
(Note: You don't have to not be friends with them, but treat everyone in the crew the same, even if it means not being best friends on the water)
Listen! I fell in the trap of this for a brief moment before my coach dragged me (thankfully) back in line. Your coaches (usually) know what they are talking about, and always take what they say on board.
Listen! Not just what your coach says to you, but to any other coxswain or rower. Especially when you are on the water, take what the coach says to a rower and;
- Try figure out what the coach means/sees. If they say someone is late at the catch, watch and see. Learn to identify what it look and feels like
- Remind them. Old habits die hard so in about 5 minutes times (or five strokes haha) they will have forgotten. Some people will fix some of the really small things in a training but even through the next few trainings keep reminding them
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