Should really bad rowers talk to coaches?

cptofthehouse
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:20:46 +0000

“Though I have tremendous respect and admiration for coxswains (I could never do that well), for someone who really enjoys rowing, being a cox is really not an equal substitute”

My son could have written that, GolfFather. He was a great Coxswain and would have been a decent rower but no coach would let him row even with his decent ergs. He loves to row but hated being cox and quit.

As for the OP talking to coaches, go right on ahead. You never know. My second son was surprised that a lot of coaches at some of the smaller schools were interested in what he considered sub paar athletic skills and he just mentioned them in passing. I actually talked to one of the coaches who called her and he told me that what he sees is undeveloped talent there. Had my son been in a top private US program with those numbers, it would have been considered his best. That he was just a seasonal compettior with his high school, that was pretty danged good with a lot of room to improve. There are some coaches out there looking for potential as well as what the record shows.