Watch Live Broadcast of RowingTalks 2012

January 27, 2012

The third annual RowingTalks coach’s conference is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 28 at Washington College. Sponsored by USRowing and run by Washington College head men’s and women’s rowing coach Mike Davenport and the United States Naval Academy’s Mike Hughes, the conference is designed to help develop high school coaches and is free.

The event will be broadcast live on USRowing's UStream channel beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Link to http://www.ustream.tv/usrowing.

Rowing Talks Schedule
Saturday, January 28, 2012

9:00 Welcome and Let’s Get the Show On the Road
Dr. Bryan Matthews, Athletic Director, Washington College

9:15 7 Reasons Good Coaches Fail
Dr. Mike Davenport, Director of Rowing and Assistant to Athletic Director for
Compliance and Professional Development, Washington College

9:40 Mindset: Building Team Confidence
Tessa Spillane, Head Women’s Rowing Coach, Wellesley College

10:00 7 Tips to Help Your Athlete Get Recruited
Chris Miller, Associate Lacrosse Coach, Washington College

10:20 Sleep and Teens
Dr. Tracy Davenport, Professor of Psychology, Chesapeake College

10:40 Fruit Salad: How To Help Your Athletes Transition From an Apple to an Orange
BeBe Bryans, Head Women’s Rowing Coach, University of Wisconsin

11:00 Coaches’ Decision Making Toolbox
Dr. Brian Scott, Professor of Economics, Washington College

11:20 Video and Coaching
John Leekley, Head Men’s Rowing Coach, Washington College

11:40 Some Things You Might Not Know About Rowing
Chris Allsop, Associate Director of Rowing, US Naval Academy

LUNCH BREAK

1:15 Ankle Flexibility and Speed
Fred Honebein, Programs Manager for the US National/Olympic Team, USRowing

1:35 Challenging Excercises For Your Rowers Off Water
Jonnie Jenkins, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Washington College

2:00 Simple Technique and a Perfect Workout
Kris Korzeniowski, USRowing’s Director of Coaching Education

2:20 Coaching For the Athlete
Mike Hughes, Head Women’s Rowing Coach, US Naval Academy

2:40 Blade Design and Finding the Right One For Your Program
Pat Brown, Rowing Business Coordinator, Concept 2

3:00 Trials and Tribulations of Coaching Fours
Nicky Stimpson, Assistant Women’s Rowing Coach, US Naval Academy

3:20 Sculling and How It Relates to Sweep
Casey Baker, Southeast Rep, Resolute Racing Shells

3:40 The Road to Mediocrity, First Stop Dogmaville
Jim Mitchell, Managing Director of Integrature LLC

4:20 Rigging Session, Tank Session, Send-off Coffee (Optional)
Washington College Boathouse

For more information about RowingTalks 2012, visit http://rowingtalks.com/.

Allison Frederick

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