Mike Davenport and Mike Hughes - two very successful rowing coaches - have discovered many of the secrets to getting the most from your rowing, and how to attain maximum hull-speed while keeping the fun in rowing.

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Improve your Coaching, Rowing and/or Coxing this winter at the
6th Annual MAX PERFORMANCE CLINIC!

Back for 2009!  Our very popular Coxing Clinic will be held on Saturday afternoon. 

Sunday's Clinic will follow our regular format of four informative seminars geared to improving all aspects
of rowing, coaching and coxing.  

Now you can:
1) attend the Coxing Clinic (Saturday) ONLY
                                or
2) attend the Max Performance Clinic (Sunday) ONLY
                                or
3) attend both Clinics and listen to Mike and Mike for
    two great days!  
   

 


Saturday & Sunday
 January 24-25, 2009

US Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD

 


 

 

COXING CLINIC (Saturday afternoon):

An afternoon dedicated to all things coxing for current and prospective coxswains and the coaches who rely upon them. 

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Rev Up Your Equipment
* Steering straight - learn how to get from Point A to Point B in the shortest distance possible.
* Leadership - leading effectively from the back of the boat
* Weight Management - how to be
effective, smart and safe
...And everything else you need to
know to be the most effective coxswain
on the water		 * 7 critical things you must do with your equipment every time you race
* Tricks to squeeze speed from your boat and oars
* Love that coxbox, or lose it!
* The erg can be a coxswain's best friend
* And a wealth of other items to make sure your equipment helps you get where you want to go—the finish-line–quickly!
 

MAX PERFORMANCE CLINIC (Sunday)

    Everything You Need to Know
          About Rowing, Part I
 A wise man once said of rowing, "It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key." And perhaps the "key" is this clinic. Okay, it was actually said by Winston Churchill, but it kind of fits rowing as well!

It just seems that sometimes real life, practical, usable information about rowing is hard to get - and that is exactly what will be presented.

In Part I, we will be tackling the following topics:
*TECHNIQUE; the perfect stroke from catch to finish to catch.
*TEACHING TECHNIQUE; to novices, to experienced, to masters.
*TRAINING; when do I do what kind of workout and why?
*PSYCHOLOGY AND MOTIVATION; preparing myself and others for            max performance.
            Branding in the Rowing
How others view you and what you do is called Branding. In today's wild and crazy economic times branding is more important than ever.
Why?
Because how others view you impacts numerous things. If you are involved in the rowing community some of those might be:
1. fundraising
2. recruiting
3. seat selection
4. awards
5. keeping or losing your job (coach, coxswain, etc.)

So you can begin developing a strong and honest brand, regardless of where you are in the rowing community, the following topics will be discussed and practiced:
* Several ways to determine what your Brand is now
* Developing what you want your Brand to be
* How to use the internet to greatly improve your Brand
* 7 simple steps that can help you shine
* How your Brand can help your coach/team/boss look good
* Using your Brand to work with your organization's Brand
* 3 steps to take when things go wrong with a Brand

      Everything You Need to Know
          About Rowing, Part II
In Part II, we will be exploring topics not always covered in coaching clinics:
*PRACTICE ORGANIZATION; for my team or for myself as a rower.
*BOATS; manufacturers, materials, advantages, costs.
*OARS; manufacturers, materials, advantages, costs.
*MOTORBOAT LAUNCHES; getting them started, keeping them going, and maintenance.
*TOOLS, SPARE PARTS, AND REPAIRS ON THE FLY; surefire failsafe mechanisms to keep your practice going.

Everything You Need to Know about Rowing, Parts I & II, will give you an arsenal of real life, practical, usable information to help improve your coaching, rowing or coxing.

  

          Leadership In Coaching
Rowing is filled with leadership. A lot of it—and you don't have to look very far to find it. Coxswain, coach, stroke, referee, equipment makers . . .there are numerous leadership opportunities. Which is fantastic.

The focus of this session will be to help you, regardless of what your role is in rowing (coach, rower, coxswain, administrator, etc.) to identify your leadership potential and develop a plan to get there.

Some of the topics that will be covered are:
* Determine your leadership style
* Learn about the four main leadership styles used in sports
* Discover how to use your own style to your advantage
* Develop a plan to reach your leadership potential
* Discover how to develop leaders around you
* See how ethics and leadership work together
 
                  RIGGING
*   Knowledge of some of the most intricate details of working with rowing equipment.
*   How to rig for speed.
*   Where to find the best rigging numbers
for your equipment.
*   The importance of testing your rigging
numbers, and how to do it.
*   Ways to purchase the equipment that is best for you.
*   How to help your equipment last almost an eternity.		   

Registration Fee:
Coxing Clinic (Saturday) ONLY:  $60.00
Max Performance Clinic (Sunday) ONLY:  $130.00
Coxing Clinic AND Max Performance Clinic: $170.00

Seating is limited to this popular event. Lunch will be provided on Sunday.