In this episode we have Will Porter, Head Coach for the Yale University Women’s Rowing Program, and we are diving into Coach Porter’s 25+ years leading Yale; including three V8 NCAA Championships, his thoughts on the evolution of women’s rowing, and what makes athletes successful at a top-end Ivy League rowing program!

Key Takeaways:

• Preparation for Championship Racing - Yale’s preparation and focus heading into the NCAA Championship, focusing on race execution and boat movement in the final practices.  

• Successful Coaching - Coach Porter’s thoughts on what makes a coach successful, and measuring it by an athlete’s 20 year reunion and who they’ve become versus only results.

• Rowing at Yale - What Yale looks for in recruits, the importance of the story behind an erg score, and what it’s like rowing D1 at a competitive Ivy League program.

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• Yale Rowing - @yalewcrew

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