Troy Howell discusses how to coach sculling, where to begin coaching a new athlete and top drills and skills for ease and comfort in the boat.

0:00 Introduction and coaching CV

08:00 What do you do when coaching a new crew for the first time?

09:00 Good rowing looks simple -set aside the superfluous

10:00 Good coaching is intuitive - be wise enough to be silent until you have something substantive to say.

12:00 How to acquire a picture of good sculling

19:00 Filming a crew - which shots to use

22:00 Review the stern wake from a boat

24:00 Where does style come in compared to base technique?

27:00 Physiology for sculling - long arm scullers

28:00 Hug the horizon at the catch - rowing in place drill (Kim Brennan's Stuff-the-Duck)

31:00 Faster Masters

33:00 Skills learned from elite Nordic skiers - crossover to rowing

35:00 Weight transfer in the boat

37:00 When you add effort you can get slower

39:00 Swimmers ride the glide which is analogous to the catch in sculling

40:00 How to teach weight transfer in sculling

46:00 The essence of weight transfer is moving from passive to active suspension

48:00 How to prepare a schedule for a rowing training camp

52:00 How coaches can get coaching from other coaches. Be a launch dog for another coach.

55:00 What do you think about when rowing alone? What is the one thing in your mind which will unlock the perfect stroke?