[S2] Ep. 17 - Coach Education: The Institute for Rowing Leadership

Dec 10

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On [S2] Ep 17 of Steady State Podcast, hosts Rachel Freedman and Tara Morgan talk with CB Sands-Bohrer, Senior Manager of Coach Education at Community Rowing, Inc. (CRI); and Mitch McManus, 2019 Institute for Rowing Leadership (IRL) Fellow and newly-named Rowing Director and Head Coach of Shrewsbury High School Crew.

If you are a rower or coxswain in the United States who’s ever thought “I want to start coaching,” where’s the first place you think to turn? USRowing, right? A USRowing Level I, II, or III coaching certification speaks volumes and opens doors. But did you know that it’s not the only coaching education option?

The Advanced Certificate in Rowing Leadership at the The IRL is an intense, one-year coaching education program offered by CRI in Boston. It provides students opportunities to gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a master rowing coach.

The IRL is the only accredited US Coaching Education Program in rowing, ever.

TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Intro
02:25 - Rachel & Tara chat about personal experiences with coaching education
08:57 - CB Sands-Bohrer’s intro to rowing in college
13:30 - With lots of coaches in family, it was natural for CB to get into coaching
15:20 - What a great coach can do for an athlete; Work disguised as fun
17:20 - The IRL experience
29:00 - How Mitch McManus found coxing in grade 7
32:44 - Coxing in the mid-’80s
34:29 - Mitch’s career move from broadcasting to coaching
40:00 - Mature coaches bring non-rowing professional experience to the launch
42:50 - Why coaching? Why now?
46:00 - What surprised Mitch about coaching?
48:25 - Opportunity for collaboration at IRL
51:12 - Team-building tactics to make work fun
56:20 - Rapid Fire Q&A