finish	catch	drive	recovery
squeeze biceps at finish	raise hands at the catch	pull in strong with outside hand	quick hands, slow slide
send the boat	catch like you mean it	watch your depth	push against yourself with your feet on the recovery
down and away	stand up off footplate	hang off that blade	let the boat move underneath you
finish together	match up at this catch	drive together	don’t pull yourself up to the catch
match up at the finish	drop blades	jump off the footplate	control the slide
send your puddles away from you	quick entry	drive with the legs	quick hands away
	don’t hesitate	bury those blades
	get there and drive	clear the puddles
	slam heels down	get that run
	hard catches	power comes from the legs
	aggressive catches	no digging
	dramatic catches	no washing out

calls for technique
down and away together	match up bodies over	you can’t have set w/o power
minor adjustments	keep trapezoid shape	you can’t have set w/o timing
tiny adjustments	relax your muscles	get that layback
steady hands	keep breathing	don’t drive til your blade is in
stay controlled	length is strength	keep your head still/stable
control your blade	reach out to your rigger	keep your shoulders level
sit up tall, be proud	pull straight back	keep your chest up
relax your grip	keep pressure on balls of feet	don’t drop hands at the catch
slow down the recovery	maintain connection with footplate	keep your chin up
relax the shoulders	get a good long layback

motivational calls
think of someone to row this for, make them proud	we have ____m of water to make this happen	you’re running out of space with every stroke
put it all on the line	you’re not novices anymore	make it count
i know you have more in you	is this all you’re going to give	that was a good stroke, let’s do it again
give me 5 more strokes just like that	you’ve rowed for longer than this before	pain is temporary, push it out of your mind
leave everything on the dock	you have one job, do it well	(that thing about buying a win)
i want all your energy in the drive	i want to feel this boat move	give it to me right here
pull through	prove it to your team/ coach	make it hurt
do it for yourself, for the team	finish off with a bang	you’re so close you can taste it
work for your boat and it’ll work for you	full pressure	keep your head in the boat. this is abt you
keep building	give me everything you’ve got	empty the tank
make the move	this is your race	we’ve got em
stroke by stroke	take this race back	they know we’re coming
go crazy	get excited	bend the oar
make this boat fly	hold them off	keep the fire
make every stroke count	make the decision here	take it here and now
make every stroke better than the last	make it look easy	power it up
no off strokes	nothing can phase you	push the other crews away
how much do you want this	show me you want this

calls