Word: coaching
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...drop forward at full reach and slump at the finish. They break their arms too soon and fail to get the idea, that the stretcher is of any use in rowing. The bad condition of the crew is due to the lack of candidates and the lack of proper coaching, for they have no regular coach...
...limited to practice with class nines. It is easy to see that the outlook for the championship next spring is by no means rosy-hued, but the conditions under which the candidates will be able to work have never been better. In the first place we have a professional coach, and secondly, the nine will play some games with professional clubs. These advantages will tend to offset the loss of so many members of last year's team, and what with conscientious work on the part of those who are candidates for the nine and an energetic and unselfish devotion...
...next month. Yale is very much pleased at his decision to row, as this leaves only one seat-bow-to be filled by a new man, so the crew will practically be made up of veterans. Carter will row in his old position of starboard stroke, and will also coach the crew. It will be remembered that Carter was elected captain of the crew last spring but resigned when he went to Europe last fall. The other members of the crew will be Woodruff, Corbin, Gill, Hartwell and Brewster, all of whom were in last year's boat. This leaves...
...freshmen worked in the gymnasium until the tank was finished, and are rowing there three times a week. Walter Alexander, '87, stroke of last year's 'varsity, has been coaching them, but they have not as yet secured a regular coach. The men who are trying for the crew are, with a few exceptions, of good size, and their principal faults are due to their lack of experience. They all lack control of their bodies, and hence their rowing is very irregular. The body swing is carried too far at both ends and results in "slumping" at the finish...
...varsity crew. The following men rowed: Bow, S. Sanford, No. 2, R. F. Perkins; No. 3, A. J. Cumnock; No. 4, M. Longworth; No. 5, C. A. Hight; No. 6, J. R. Finlay; No. 7, J. P. Hutchison; stroke, R. F. Herrick. Mr. J. Storrow acted as coach...