PHILADELPHIA, PA – Joggers and bicyclers on Kelly Drive enjoy views of rowing shells practicing on the Schuylkill River. The river’s racecourse boasts over one hundred years of exciting races and remains a linchpin of United States...

In the last article, we discussed what top coxswains do to become, and to stay, the best in their leagues. We learned that those coxswains gain the surface skills that few coxswains manage to develop by first mastering a completely different set...

It's among our sport's worst-kept secrets: on average, coxswains receive significantly less coaching than rowers do. As with most systemic problems, this doesn't happen because of individual members of the rowing community...

We've been looking at the core skills that top coxswains use, but don't talk about. In the last article, we discussed how top coxswains ask questions to sharpen their judgment. This time, we'll talk about how using...