Rowers Choice - Innovating Rowing

2022e19 - Rowers Choice Podcast - Ted Haley

Ted Haley is the head coach of St Albans Rowing. After getting his start at Canisius High, he went on to row at Georgetown in Washington DC. Ted's simple and straightforward approach has given him great success since 1993 when he started at St. Albans.

She almost left rowing! When she started at rowing as a freshman in college, Kari almost walked away from the sport. Now 30+ years later she has spent most of her life in and around rowing. Rowing at Stanford and then Navy, she then spent time in her single while stationed on base and following other practices on the Potomac. Now as the head coach at Washington College, Kari is sharing her passion with the students there. This is a fun and amazing story!

This is a special edition podcast. In April, Rowers Choice recorded its 3rd ever RowersChoice Live, a Live special event where we brought three college coaches to Washington DC. Eric Carcich of UMass, Bryan Volpenhein of Penn, and Rebecca Grzybowski of Temple joined us in front of a live audience of athletes, coaches and parents to discuss culture, the transition from high school to college rowing, and how to manage the recruiting process. This conversation covered a number of great topics and included a Live Question and Answer session at the end where parents, athletes and coaches were able to ask questions to this group of coaches.

Dan Martin is the head coach of Grand Valley State University. Dan got his start down in Virginia's beautiful Occoquan Reservoir with Lake Braddock Crew and then was a walk on at University of Virginia mens crew team. After becoming a high school chemistry teacher, Dan realized how much he loved coaching and it became a full time pursuit. Now the head coach at Grand Valley State University, Dan is writing a new chapter in their storied history book.

To learn more about Grand Valley State University rowing, you can find dan here: https://www.gvsu.edu/clubsports/rowing-club-30.htm

It all started with the 'Salad Bar'. Stetson University head coach Jamie Francis learned to row in the salad bar? at the salad bar? In a boat named the salad bar because his high school program had bought the boat from a restaurant that was using the boat to display the salad bar. From there Jamie went on to row in college, and moved into coaching. After a journey that included Penn State, Mercyhurst, and Embry Riddle, Jamie now is the head coach of Stetson University where he is seeing early success.

To learn more about Stetson University Rowing, you can find more information here:

https://gohatters.com/sports/womens-rowing

#rowing #usrowing #stetsonuniversity

He may have never gotten above the 3rd 8+ while at Washington, but Glenn Putyrae has been coaching collegiately for almost 20 years at the highest level. Starting first as a graduate assistant and cleaning carpets to make ends meet, Glenn has experience at Gonzaga and Georgetown, all of which made him an ideal candidate for Alabama where he has been the head coach since 2018. This is a great podcast!

To learn more about Alabama Womens Rowing and connect with Glenn, you can find out more information here: https://rolltide.com/sports/womens-rowing

Dartmouth Womens head coach Nancy LaRocque has some amazing coaching experience. Originally from New Hampshire, Dartmouth is pretty close to home for Nancy. Nancy has a wealth of coaching experience to pull from, starting at Vassar, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Madison, with a couple stints at Specialized Bikes too! Now at Dartmouth, Nancy has her eyes on winning an Ivy League title.

If you are interested in connecting with Nancy or Dartmouth Womens rowing, you can find more information here: https://dartmouthsports.com/sports/womens-rowing

Maddie has rowed and been a part of rowing programs in some of the most iconic rowing places in the US. She started on Boathouse Row, rowed at Princeton, coached in San Francisco, and is now the head coach and director of rowing at Boston University. This is an amazing conversation!

To learn more about BU rowing and get in touch with Maddie, you can find more info here : https://goterriers.com/sports/womens-crew

Manny was supposed to play college basketball. When he got to Ithaca he expected to be the garbageman on the basketball team. Now, Manny is the head coach at Skidmore College. After at Ithaca and briefly at Marietta, Manny honed his skills at Sagamore and Saratoga before landing at Skidmore. Now at Skidmore, Manny is working hard to preserve the legacy before him while writing a new chapter in Skidmore Rowing history.

To learn more about Skidmore Crew, check out -https://skidmoreathletics.com/sports/womens-crew

Rowers Choice Live in Nashville at Montgomery Bell Academy was a great night. We host a great conversation with Nich Lee Parker from Columbia University and Sam Pratt of Adrian College to talk about rowing in college and rowing at the next level. This is a must listen to show!