#ReadyRowUSA correspondent Brenda Balenger talks with Ted Benford, executive director of Community Rowing in Boston. Ted started his relationship with CRI over 25 years ago as a volunteer and coach and then went on to serve as president of the board and as a trustee. In May of 2016, Ted was hired as Director of Operations and served as Interim Executive Director until his selection as Executive Director in August of 2018. Outside of CRI, Ted has worked extensively in higher education, started his own company and worked in consulting and special project partnerships with senior level leadership of Fortune 1000 companies. He has an extensive coaching resume spanning club rowing, corporate rowing, adaptive coaching as well as coaching and leading Division III and Division I Lightweight and Division I Heavyweight men's rowing programs.

Our daily live broadcast continues with special guest Steve Hargis, who directs USRowing's juniors program, and a couple other surprise guests!

Women in Rowing - Special Presentation by Tara Morgan by Rebecca Caroe

Producer Charlotte Pierce talks with two-time Olympian, two-time World Medalist and two-time CRASH-B World Record holder, Director Grudt is one of only a handful of athletes in the world from her era to medal internationally in both sculling and sweep events. She turned her successful rowing career into an equally successful coaching career. Barb was the Varsity Coach for 9 years at Dartmouth College and 9 years at alma mater University of Pennsylvania and is now the Director of Rowing and Girls' Rowing Coach at Peddie School. On the international scene, Barb coached for six years at the national team level, four with the U.S. Junior Women's National Team and two with U.S. Under 23 crews. Her wide range of experience and success across all disciplines in rowing and all levels of competition make her uniquely qualified to guide the development of young athletes. Her goal is to help camp participants improve their skills and build the confidence necessary to pursue their own successful rowing careers.

Join our conversation with Chris Chase, who's been busy programming and scheduling the different tracks at the upcoming #USRowing Convention in Philadelphia. He gives us the skinny on the Anita Franz keynote, the famous Rock the Row Schuylkill boathouse tour & party, the new coxswain track, diversity, equity & inclusion coverage, masters sessions, coaching certifications, becoming a rowing referee and much more! See you in Philadelphia Dec. 5-8!

Welcome to December's podcast for masters rowers. Marlene and Rebecca took questions from listeners for this episode.

Timestamps to the show

1:13 Faster Masters Rowing training program elements for this month.

4.45 Are erg sprints a good winter goal?

7:30 Goal of winter training programs.

Faster Masters Rowing Episode 7: The Role of Testing & Trials in Rowing

https://fastermastersrowing.com/courses/faster-masters-episode-7/

10:09 What gives you the biggest boost for next year's head racing?

15:00 Work travel and how to keep training alongside social obligations of a corporate career

Home Exercises by Raf Wyatt

https://www.rowperfect.co.uk/home-exercises-need-to-train-at-home-heres-how/

22:20 Training adjustments

Returning to rowing, starting rowing as an older athlete. Can you row aged 20 or aged 90? How to coach masters athletes.

https://fastermastersrowing.com/courses/faster-masters-returning-to-rowing-coaching-masters/

27:45 Using the ski - erg in training for rowing

32:30 How to stay motivated during 1x training

42:00 Fitkick boat shoes promo

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We'll have some fun guests, vendors, and gear experts on the show for this one. Don't miss it if you are gifting to coaches, other rowers, club heroes, or rowing parents! #blackfriday #nksports #coachcoxcrew #rowingchat #readyrowusa

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Ruth Marr started the Rowing the World business to combine her passion for rowing and adventure travel. She and I discuss how she has successfully built a rowing business that takes guests around the world to some beautiful, remote and wonderful rowing destinations.

https://rowingtheworld.com/

Timestamps to the show

0:00 Background in adventure travel

2:30 the Concept of travel and rowing with conservation overtones

5:00 What boats do you use for a rowing holiday?

10:00 Some people have non-rowing partners who also want to come - they are catered for as well

11:40 Everybody coxes on a rowing holiday!

13:20 Where can you tour row?

15:15 New Zealand tour 2019

18:30 FISA Tour is run annually. They are also encouraging adventure rowing.

21:15 Ecology and rowing

23:00 New locations and destinations for 2020 https://rowingtheworld.com/calendar/

26:00 Clarence River Australia

27:00 Getting fit for rowing touring is important. Ruth has a training program

29:00 Rowing travel is a motivation for Masters Rowers

32:00 Coastal Rowing blogs https://rowingtheworld.com/category/coastal/

38:00 What's on the Rowing the World website?

42:00 Go Row

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If you find yourself alone in your single, helping out a learn-to-row boat, or maybe just not getting enough verbal feedback from the coach, correspondent Alison Pollini presents a few basic tips to help you “self-coach” your way through the silence.

Plus: In Part #3 of our preview of the Dec. 5-8 US Rowing Convention, we interview Jules Zane, director of referee & membership programs at US Rowing! If you're going to USRC, stop by the exhibitor's hall and say hello to Ready, Row! USA correspondents Charlotte Pierce, Ryan Worth, Tara Morgan, and Reba Knickerbocker!

There's a reason good coaches emphasize safety. On this episode, we're talking about worst case scenarios: wrecked trailers, trashed boats, injured rowers, deaths on the water…AND how to take these horror stories as constructive advice and ways to stay safe.

This episode is dedicated to the life and achievements of Bulgarian para rower Dzmitry Ryshkevich.

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