Crossfit and Rowing: Like Peanut Butter and Chocolate?
The rowing community is very aware of the Crossfit community. When Crossfit made the erg a major piece of its fitness toolbox, the rowing...
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johnsw116
- Apr 2, 2021
- 3 min
You Never Stop 2K Testing
As coaches, we are challenged again with another spring season of mixed emotions; with some limited racing, and even fewer championship...
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johnsw116
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
What Does Strategy Mean for Rowing Organizations?
Rowing organizations are like any other organization. They want to thrive and be successful. They want to enhance the experience of their...
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johnsw116
- Feb 19, 2021
- 6 min
What Kind of Coach is the Best Kind of Coach?
Your organization is on the hunt for a new coach. Regardless of whether it is a new head coach, full time assistant, or 10hr/week...
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sk2dogs
- Jan 22, 2021
- 3 min
Youth Nationals II: The Wrath of Competitive Age Tiers
Last week USRowing announced a new structure for the Youth National Championships to be hosted in Sarasota, FL the week of June 10-13,...
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johnsw116
- Jan 15, 2021
- 4 min
Wanted: Rowing Coach How to Read Classified Ads and Avoid Costly Mistakes
You’re a rowing coach, or at least you have decided that you want to be one. You’re looking for a new position, one that will compensate...
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johnsw116
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
Building Your Club's Brand: Who are We?
There is a lot of discussion today around personal branding. The blogosphere is full of advisers (myself included) discussing the need...
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johnsw116
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
Crafting a Job Posting That Will Land the Right Coach
One of the most common frustrations I hear from my clients is the challenge of attracting good, qualified coaches. In this space I am...
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johnsw116
- Dec 4, 2020
- 5 min
Coaches, Do You Have a Personal Brand?
If you follow social media influencers or the social media industry at all, you probably hear a lot of discussion around the topic of the...
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johnsw116
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
Minimizing Regulation in Rowing: Creating cultural controls in our sport to keep regulation at bay.
In January, this article from the New York Times popped up in my news feed: The Government Is Reigning In Youth Sports. The Adults Are...
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johnsw116
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
Rowing as a Zero Billion Dollar Industry, Part II: Privatizing the Rowing Community
Part One introduced the idea that the rowing community is intentionally missing a substantial opportunity for growth, both existentially...
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johnsw116
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
Rowing as a Zero-Billion Dollar Industry, Part I: How We Devalue Our Own Sport
Where are the professionals, the marketers, and the investors in rowing? More succinctly, where is the money? This is a question that has...
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johnsw116
- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
Why Rowing Organizations Should Post Compensation with Open Coach Positions
Head Coaches, Directors and Board Presidents have all had the same experience: A coach leaves and you cross your fingers and hope for the...
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johnsw116
- Sep 16, 2020
- 4 min
Why All Rowing Professionals Should Be On LinkedIn
Every professional and semi-professional working in our rowing community should have a LinkedIn profile. Here are the reasons why: Career...
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johnsw116
- Aug 20, 2020
- 5 min
Class of 2020: Are You Done With Rowing?
Class of 2020, what is your relationship with rowing now? Given the incomplete and unsatisfactory ending to everyone’s spring season,...
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johnsw116
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
Rowing Clubs Are Not Using Social Media Effectively: The Cheapest Way to Market your Club
Social Media. We hear a lot about it, and most of us are on it, and if I were to suggest that we in the rowing community don’t leverage...
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johnsw116
- Jul 8, 2020
- 6 min
The Clean and Neat Boathouse: Hoarders Begone!
As clubs start to reopen their doors, scullers and rowers around the world are gradually starting to work their way back onto the water....
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johnsw116
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Changing the Game for Club Growth: Why are clubs not actively recruiting rowers out of college?
It is time for rowing clubs all over the country to reconsider how they bring new members into the club. Most Rowing Organizations around...
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johnsw116
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
The Accelerated Adoption of Virtual Training Part Two: The Virtual Team and Future of Club Rowing
We are suddenly thrust into an environment where virtual training (VT: Training as individuals at home but sharing plans, workouts, and...
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johnsw116
- Mar 27, 2020
- 5 min
The Accelerated Adoption of Virtual Training
As coaches we are adapting to the reality of the covid-19 outbreak. We sent athletes around the world into garages and basements to get...
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